Robert Pattinson Fan Pics, Video & Report From The Lisbon "Cosmopolis" Premiere
Thanks once again to our reader (and die-hard Premiere attendee) Lynne for sending her Rob experience.
Check out her story below
I'm just back from my Rob roadtrip in Cannes, Lisbon and Paris and have had an awesome time!. I have loads to catch up on uploading videos and photos.
I saw Rob a few times at Le Grand Journal, Cannes Cosmopolis premiere, outside the aftershow party where all the paparazzi madness ensued and the masses of crowds gathered on La Croisette beach front road. It was so crazy in Cannes, how Rob and Kristen cope with it all I don't know, but Rob was smiling all the way to the car despite the cameras blinding him and crowds pushing in. If I'd known how crazy it would have gotten I would have stayed away but you only know these things in hindsight.
Check out Lynne's Full Report/experience, more pics & some video AFTER THE CUT
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The Robert Pattinson Book Club: Rob's Reading List Finds A Home On The Blog
The Robert Pattinson Book Club: Rob's Reading List Finds A Home On The Blog
UPDATE: 2/28/13 - added 3 titles up top and another author. Some fantasy reading that Rob did when he was younger. Any of you have some young boys? Check out what Rob inadvertently recommends ;) These titles will also be added to our side bar widget for the book club.
Rob loves to read. We love Rob. Let's love what Rob reads.
(Before you ask...yes the video cuts off right there. That's the editing of Harpo Productions *bitchface*)
The Oprah Show is gone and I sometimes wish Rob took her place. I could see him screaming at the audience like Oprah used to do...
Ok, she didn't scream like that but this is The Robprah Show. I want to know what shampoo he uses (even if it were an old hotel brand) or what kind of boxers he likes (oh we know that already) or his favorite restaurants (he'd hate it if we knew this) or what books he reads...
Oh wait! Rob DOES tell us that sometimes! We like knowing some of Rob's favorite things and through the years, he's shared quite a bit regarding his reading list. Obviously he's read loads of things but I gathered a compilation of books he's mentioned in public over the past 3+ years.
Let us know in the comments if we're missing something...
We're adding links to the books on our sidebar!
You'll find all the titles on a scrolling widget that links you to their purchase page on Amazon (US & UK). I double checked to make sure the books could be traced to Rob. Some are pretty obvious, non? If you're wondering where a title came from, ask me in the comments and I'll link you.
Or if you don't want to wait...
;)
UPDATE: 2/28/13 - added 3 titles up top and another author. Some fantasy reading that Rob did when he was younger. Any of you have some young boys? Check out what Rob inadvertently recommends ;) These titles will also be added to our side bar widget for the book club.
Rob loves to read. We love Rob. Let's love what Rob reads.
(Before you ask...yes the video cuts off right there. That's the editing of Harpo Productions *bitchface*)
The Oprah Show is gone and I sometimes wish Rob took her place. I could see him screaming at the audience like Oprah used to do...
Ok, she didn't scream like that but this is The Robprah Show. I want to know what shampoo he uses (even if it were an old hotel brand) or what kind of boxers he likes (oh we know that already) or his favorite restaurants (he'd hate it if we knew this) or what books he reads...
Oh wait! Rob DOES tell us that sometimes! We like knowing some of Rob's favorite things and through the years, he's shared quite a bit regarding his reading list. Obviously he's read loads of things but I gathered a compilation of books he's mentioned in public over the past 3+ years.
Let us know in the comments if we're missing something...
- The Book of Imaginary Beings by Jorge Luis Borges (via)
- Crimes in Southern Indiana Stories by Frank Bill (via)
- Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien (via)
- Beaver Towers Series by Nigel Hinton (via)
- Northern Lights/The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman (via)
- No book specifically mentioned but a favorite author, Wilbur Smith (via)
- The Professionals by Owen Laukkanen
- Dubliners by James Joyce (via)
- Mission: Black List #1 by Eric Maddox
- Extension du domaine de la lutte by Michel Houellebecq (trans Whatever by Paul Hammond)
- No book specifically mentioned but a favorite author, Knut Hamsun (via)
- Fan-Tan by Marlon Brando and Donald Cammell
- The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
- My Friend the Mercenary by James Brabazon
- Diary of a Genius by Salvador Dali
- Money by Martin Amis
- Experience: A Memoir by Martin Amis
- Ticket to Ride by Dennis Potter
- Doomed Love by Virgil
- The Secret Life of Salvador Dali by Salvador Dali
- The Mad, Mad, Mad World of Salvador Dali by Angela Wenzel
- Complete Poems by Charles Baudelaire
- Great Novels and Short Stories of E. M. Forster by E. M. Forster
- Nine Stories by J. D. Salinger
- Kill Your Friends by John Niven
- Independent People by Halldor Laxness
- 2666: A Novel by Roberto Bolaño
- Anthology by Tom Waits
- The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
- The Ballad of the Sad Café by Carson McCullers
- When The Mob Ran Vegas by Steve Fischer
- Underworld by Don DeLillo
- The Dwarf by Pär Lagerkvist
- The Art of Struggle by Michel Houellebecq
- What Am I Doing Here? by Bruce Chatwin
- The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge
- Life by Keith Richards
- Consider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster Wallace
- A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster Wallace
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
- Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
- Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
- New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
- Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer
- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer
- Cosmopolis by Don DeLillo
- Bel Ami by Guy de Maupassant
- The Shameful Life of Salvador Dali by Ian Gibson
- Eat the Rich by P. J. O’Rourke
We're adding links to the books on our sidebar!
You'll find all the titles on a scrolling widget that links you to their purchase page on Amazon (US & UK). I double checked to make sure the books could be traced to Rob. Some are pretty obvious, non? If you're wondering where a title came from, ask me in the comments and I'll link you.
Or if you don't want to wait...
;)
Things that make you go hmmmm: Robert Pattinson penned a screenplay? New interview with Stephenie Meyer suggests so
Things that make you go hmmmm: Robert Pattinson penned a screenplay? New interview with Stephenie Meyer suggests so
Rob's such a hot commodity. A renaissance man. An artist with boundless talents. Sure we're biased but it's the best bias to be in. ;)
Rob's affection for Martin Amis' Money is nothing new (he'd like to play John Self one day) and neither is knowing he writes more than songs. Put two and two together and you get this mention from an interviewer and Stephenie Meyer, who's promoting The Host. Excerpt from The Times (UK):
Rob's such a hot commodity. A renaissance man. An artist with boundless talents. Sure we're biased but it's the best bias to be in. ;)
Rob's affection for Martin Amis' Money is nothing new (he'd like to play John Self one day) and neither is knowing he writes more than songs. Put two and two together and you get this mention from an interviewer and Stephenie Meyer, who's promoting The Host. Excerpt from The Times (UK):
Meyer adds that she hasn’t seen either of them since the last Breaking Dawn premiere, and missed their company deeply on the set of The Host. Nevertheless, she hasn’t yet felt inspired to seek out any of Pattinson’s own writing, which includes a screen adaptation of the Martin Amis novel Money – about as far removed from Twilight as it is possible to get. “No, I haven’t read his script,” she admits, sheepishly, looking surprised that I know of its existence. “I’d be interested… and a little scared.”
Click HERE to read the article in its entirety. She talks Twilight, the fame that came with the territory and calling Rob fans Robsters........??? :)
Lord only knows if or when we could see this to fruition. Our constant state of being right now is to just keep hearing/reading about RenaissanceRob and waiting to see RenaissanceRob. We'll wait for a lifetime. That's part of a ROBsessed vow, non? Must find those oaths in the DR safe. ;)
Lord only knows if or when we could see this to fruition. Our constant state of being right now is to just keep hearing/reading about RenaissanceRob and waiting to see RenaissanceRob. We'll wait for a lifetime. That's part of a ROBsessed vow, non? Must find those oaths in the DR safe. ;)
Thanks for the heads up, Calihi!
New interview with Robert Pattinson in Glamour (Italy)
New interview with Robert Pattinson in Glamour (Italy)
A fantastic interview in the June 2011 issue. Rob needs to do more of these. Let the fans ask the questions I say!
Rob answers questions from fans posted on Glamour's Facebook.
In your new movie Water for elephants you work with animals. Do you have any pets?
Rob: "I recently got a puppy from a shelter in Louisiana, and called him Bear. He's an extraordinary dog, very smart and playful." (Tink: But he doesn't know any tricks like Queenie...)
Have you ever gone to the circus?
Rob: "I haven't, but it's weird that I can feel nostalgic for a place I've never been to."
When was the last time you cried?
Rob: "I continually cry, over everything. I'm crying right now! I'm drying my tears on the keyboard as I'm writing the answers" (Tink: so witty)
What book is on your bedside table at the moment?
Rob: "It's a book written by Steve Fisher, talking about the period when Las Vegas was under the control of the Mafia. I love the story of Las Vegas. (Tink: I think this is it...)
Who is your favorite hero?
Rob: "It's John Self from the novel Money by Martin Amis, because Amis manages to make fascinating even the most disgusting character on earth." (Tink: This just made be bitter about us not having Bel Ami yet)
How do you picture yourself at age 90?
Rob: "I want to be with my wife, sitting on a deckchair, sipping some tea, and reading books in a retirement home, in a beautiful and warm place." (Tink: I want him to have this. *sigh*)
Do you prefer a pair of jeans or a tuxedo?
Rob: "Pair of jeans, but I don't mind wearing a tux, not everyday of course." (Tink: He doesn't mind wearing a tux because he knows he looks damn fine in one.)
He really can't go wrong though...
Do you read your horoscope?
Rob: "No, and I really don't believe in that stuff."
The first verse of your favourite poem or song
Rob: "I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side. Staying alive was no jive" - It's C.R.E.A.M. by the hardcore rap group Wu-Tang Clan from New York. (Tink: I love him hard. )
A must in your closet
Rob: "Underwear, which is only necessary thing after all. But I might add socks as well, you know just to make the answer more interesting." (Tink: Lies. We know Rob has an aversion to socks...)
What is one thing you think you're good and one thing you're bad at?
Rob: "I'm really good at the game "words with friends", while I'm not good at the ice hockey simulation NHL 11 for PlayStation 3."
Which is the song on your iPod you listen to the most?
Rob: "Beside You by Van Morrison. iTunes tells me I've listened to it 53 times, but I reset the play count twice at least, so I might have listened to it like a hundred times."
Where would you like to live?
Rob: "In LA and NY, or maybe in both cities! (Tink: LA is on the table! Woot!)
Are you a techno addict or a romantic guy?
Rob: "I'm a romantic guy." (Tink: So sweet. I never believe him when he says he's not romantic.)
Which is more difficult to shoot, a sex scene or a laugh?
Rob: "It's hard to say. Both kinds of scenes turned up really well."
You open your fridge and...
Rob: "And there's a Coca-Cola Zero, a pizza from yesterday, 2 day old Chinese food, and a Heineken." (Tink: Again, I love him hard.)
What is your ringtone?
Rob: "The standard one. Always." (Tink: zzzzzzzzzzz)
What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
Rob: "I brush my teeth, have a shower and go walk my dog."
What is your dream?
Rob: "Be able to act, write, direct, edit and produce my own movies." (Tink: If you build it, they will come.)
Are you on any social networks?
Rob: "If "words with friends" is considered a social network then yes. But I do not have any twitter or facebook accounts. There are too many people pretending to be me. If you want to know me, you have to go to the cinema."
What is your tip for an aspiring actor?
Rob: "Be faithful to yourself. That's enough."
Note on the pic: "The big doubt: is he dating Kristen? Yes, no, maybe. Robert changes the subject and doesn't answer this question"
Translation | Scans | Via
A fantastic interview in the June 2011 issue. Rob needs to do more of these. Let the fans ask the questions I say!
Rob answers questions from fans posted on Glamour's Facebook.
In your new movie Water for elephants you work with animals. Do you have any pets?
Rob: "I recently got a puppy from a shelter in Louisiana, and called him Bear. He's an extraordinary dog, very smart and playful." (Tink: But he doesn't know any tricks like Queenie...)
Have you ever gone to the circus?
Rob: "I haven't, but it's weird that I can feel nostalgic for a place I've never been to."
When was the last time you cried?
Rob: "I continually cry, over everything. I'm crying right now! I'm drying my tears on the keyboard as I'm writing the answers" (Tink: so witty)
What book is on your bedside table at the moment?
Rob: "It's a book written by Steve Fisher, talking about the period when Las Vegas was under the control of the Mafia. I love the story of Las Vegas. (Tink: I think this is it...)
Who is your favorite hero?
Rob: "It's John Self from the novel Money by Martin Amis, because Amis manages to make fascinating even the most disgusting character on earth." (Tink: This just made be bitter about us not having Bel Ami yet)
How do you picture yourself at age 90?
Rob: "I want to be with my wife, sitting on a deckchair, sipping some tea, and reading books in a retirement home, in a beautiful and warm place." (Tink: I want him to have this. *sigh*)
Do you prefer a pair of jeans or a tuxedo?
Rob: "Pair of jeans, but I don't mind wearing a tux, not everyday of course." (Tink: He doesn't mind wearing a tux because he knows he looks damn fine in one.)
He really can't go wrong though...
Do you read your horoscope?
Rob: "No, and I really don't believe in that stuff."
The first verse of your favourite poem or song
Rob: "I grew up on the crime side, the New York Times side. Staying alive was no jive" - It's C.R.E.A.M. by the hardcore rap group Wu-Tang Clan from New York. (Tink: I love him hard. )
A must in your closet
Rob: "Underwear, which is only necessary thing after all. But I might add socks as well, you know just to make the answer more interesting." (Tink: Lies. We know Rob has an aversion to socks...)
What is one thing you think you're good and one thing you're bad at?
Rob: "I'm really good at the game "words with friends", while I'm not good at the ice hockey simulation NHL 11 for PlayStation 3."
Which is the song on your iPod you listen to the most?
Rob: "Beside You by Van Morrison. iTunes tells me I've listened to it 53 times, but I reset the play count twice at least, so I might have listened to it like a hundred times."
Where would you like to live?
Rob: "In LA and NY, or maybe in both cities! (Tink: LA is on the table! Woot!)
Are you a techno addict or a romantic guy?
Rob: "I'm a romantic guy." (Tink: So sweet. I never believe him when he says he's not romantic.)
Which is more difficult to shoot, a sex scene or a laugh?
Rob: "It's hard to say. Both kinds of scenes turned up really well."
You open your fridge and...
Rob: "And there's a Coca-Cola Zero, a pizza from yesterday, 2 day old Chinese food, and a Heineken." (Tink: Again, I love him hard.)
What is your ringtone?
Rob: "The standard one. Always." (Tink: zzzzzzzzzzz)
What is the first thing you do when you wake up?
Rob: "I brush my teeth, have a shower and go walk my dog."
What is your dream?
Rob: "Be able to act, write, direct, edit and produce my own movies." (Tink: If you build it, they will come.)
Are you on any social networks?
Rob: "If "words with friends" is considered a social network then yes. But I do not have any twitter or facebook accounts. There are too many people pretending to be me. If you want to know me, you have to go to the cinema."
What is your tip for an aspiring actor?
Rob: "Be faithful to yourself. That's enough."
Note on the pic: "The big doubt: is he dating Kristen? Yes, no, maybe. Robert changes the subject and doesn't answer this question"
Translation | Scans | Via
New Q&A interview with Robert Pattinson for L'Express (France)
New Q&A interview with Robert Pattinson for L'Express (France)
I did a google translation until we get something better:
Original transcript at the source.
Source | via
I did a google translation until we get something better:
Robert Pattinson, if you were ...
Young English actor, star of Twilight takes the top billing in Water for Elephants. Cosmopolis Meanwhile, the next Cronenberg ...
If you were a place ... The South Bank in London. Between the Hayward Gallery, National Theatre and all other activities, I will not ever bother. I would also say New York to the breathtaking skyline formed by the buildings and the fast pace of this city, whatever time of day.
A cartoonist... Ralph Steadman, illustrator of texts delusional Highway Gonzo, Hunter S. Thompson. His line is simple and disturbed never leave me indifferent. The other reason is, perhaps, that I can draw almost like him!
A dish of childhood ... The boiled eggs with salt on the side and toast at your fingertips. Inevitably, this makes me feel like Saturday, when my mother was preparing this dish. I'm a bit nostalgic for that period.
An animal ... An elephant. It is an intelligent animal and soothing. On one incredible dexterity. I learned a lot from him while working on the film. I would also add the giraffe, since I had the opportunity to play with a baby giraffe barely bigger than me. Their black tongue surprised.
An era ... I am a big fan of music and clothing style of the 1960s. Whether in England or the United States, while I like this period.
An album of music ... It is difficult to choose one. I give you my top 5: Night Train Oscar Peterson, One Love by Bob Marley & The Wailers, Moondance, Van Morrison, Abbey Road, Beatles, and Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), the Wu-Tang Clan. They tell me all their own way.
An artist ... The man-cannon at the circus. I like the risk. I love having the feeling of flying. Being a woman shaving I would not mind either. To avoid having to shave!
A book ... Money, Money, Martin Amis. I read when I was 15, I read hundreds of times since and he continues to make me howl with laughter. Amis has managed to create a world that is both funny and biting. I'd love to play John Self, the hero depraved and without illusions he has created.
An essential garment ... Without hesitation, the underwear: it's really the only piece you need! Here and sunglasses, which are an accessory that I love! At home, I am constantly in that outfit. (Tink: o.O)
A quote ... "Mistakes are the doors of discovery", by James Joyce. In a similar register: "A man, it can be destroyed but not defeated" by Ernest Hemingway. Both remind me that our biggest mistakes are the experiences that we learn the most. And gives hope to improve, everyone, the desire to live the next day, right?
Original transcript at the source.
Source | via
Toothpicks, Bad Haircuts & Sex Scenes - Robert Pattinson Talks To GQ (UK)
Toothpicks, Bad Haircuts & Sex Scenes - Robert Pattinson Talks To GQ (UK)
Within moments of meeting Robert Pattinson, GQ.com learns a valuable lesson: you simply can't compete with Twilight fans. Having previously expressed his admiration for Martin Amis in an interview, it was decided we should present everyone's favourite server-crashing undead heartthrob with a copy of the new Amis novel Lionel Asbo. Sadly one literary-minded Edward Cullen devotee has trumped our gift. "I got given a first-edition signed copy of Money by a Twilight fan in Germany yesterday," reveals Pattinson. "She was trying to tell me that she found it in Massachusetts while we were surrounded by all these people screaming."
Pattinson stars in David Cronenberg's striking and strange new film Cosmopolis, out this week, which sees him as an otherworldly billionaire sating his carnal, financial and intellectual desires riding through town in the back of a limousine in search of a haircut. After some preliminaries (when presented with the latest edition of GQ he cries out "Andrew's wearing my suit!"), he talks about his hip-hop moment of glory, the worst haircut he's ever had and what he's learned from working with Frida Giannini at Gucci…
Your character has two lifts in his huge apartment, one of which is soundtracked by hip-hop. Which rapper would you have in your lift?
Robert Pattinson: Definitely Ol' Dirty Bastard. The biopic looks amazing! That guy Michael K Williams as well - I was obsessed with The Wire for ages. The guy who is directing - Joaquín Baca-Asay, who is James Gray's director of photography - is amazing. All his movies look incredible.
How did you feel when Tinie Tempah shouted you out on Chase & Status' "Hitz"?
What? [delighted, bewildered] I haven't heard it. I keep hearing everyone talking about him but for some reason I never really got into British rap. I don't know why.
The line is "Like Rob Pattinson I make a lot of n****s jealous"
Wow. That's really cool, actually. That's amazing. I didn't realise I had that relevance [laughs]. I wonder what made him single me out?
We asked our Twitter followers to pose questions for you. One account "Robearhottinson" asked 48 alone...
Not your typical GQ reader, I'd guess…
But she did ask about your worst haircut…
I did this movie about Salvador Dali a few years ago and had hair extensions and a little bob. That was incredibly bizarre. The extensions were temporary as well. I was trying to swim to somehow get in shape two days before we started shooting in this apartment complex in Barcelona. There were all these children everywhere… and I was this weird, pasty, hungover person with a girl's black bob, swimming in the pool with huge clumps of hair falling out. I had my whole body totally waxed as well because Dali didn't haven't any body hair. It was the most terrifying thing - this is terrible, but I saw the potential cannibal guy [Luka Magnotta] in the Sun today and I looked a bit like him.
Are sex scenes getting easier?
It's always a big thing. Juliette Binoche is one of my favourite actresses and within five minutes of meeting her on this we were pretending to have sex. Which wasn't in the script. With both sex scenes we were supposed to have finished sex before we did the scene. Both times David was just like, "Yeah, just have sex." That was a little awkward. I thought that Patricia McKenzie, who I did the other sex scene with, despised me up until that day on the set. We hadn't said a single word to each other apart from when I asked, "Where are you from?" and she literally looked me up and down. I was like, "I'm not trying to do anything - I don't have any idea!" Then on day of the sex scene she was like, "Hey how's it going?" I don't know what kind of preparation that was for this scene… but it definitely did something.
What TV do you never miss?
In America there is a channel called TruTV which is just reruns of Cops and World's Dumbest Criminals. I could watch that the entire day. Someone told me - I don't know if it's true - that David Simon watched tonnes of Cops to get the dialogue for The Wire. I was like, "I knew it…"
What has working with Frida and her team at Gucci taught you about tailoring?
That's funny, I've never had her singled out before - it's like it's a secret! She taught me one thing - you should definitely have good contacts at Gucci. They're absolutely amazing. The amount of times I've been stuck in some random city and have called her up and had things brought in at absolutely the last minute - it's crazy. But also all this stuff is custom-made. You can do quite crazy things [with colour] if you have incredibly classic, really well-made suits. I guess I've been quite boring for a while. I used to be more interesting with them. Now I always just request things two days before: "Can you send 25 suits?" I don't even know what I want to wear!
What's the strangest gift you've got from a fan?
It's funny: there are certain things that get picked up on really quickly. I quit smoking the other day and didn't even really realise that I'd said anything about it. I've been chewing these f***ing toothpicks all the time. Someone noticed in Cannes and literally the next day in Lisbon, then in Paris and in Berlin there were about 20 people on the red carpet giving me huge amounts of toothpicks. Thousands of them. I don't even remember saying it in an interview but I must have said it somewhere. That was kind of strange. (Kate: As if we wouldn't notice the toothpicks! LOL)
You are one of four individuals who consistently dominate internet discussion. Out of your rivals - Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga - who are you most fond of?
I really like Nicki Minaj. I think she's great. My favourite song? She's amazing in "Monster" with Kanye West. It's annoying that I'm part of this internet thing though - they all have Twitters and an online presence. How did I get part of this group? I didn't do anything. I'm trying to avoid it!
Cosmopolis is out 15 June.
Source GQ UK
Within moments of meeting Robert Pattinson, GQ.com learns a valuable lesson: you simply can't compete with Twilight fans. Having previously expressed his admiration for Martin Amis in an interview, it was decided we should present everyone's favourite server-crashing undead heartthrob with a copy of the new Amis novel Lionel Asbo. Sadly one literary-minded Edward Cullen devotee has trumped our gift. "I got given a first-edition signed copy of Money by a Twilight fan in Germany yesterday," reveals Pattinson. "She was trying to tell me that she found it in Massachusetts while we were surrounded by all these people screaming."
Pattinson stars in David Cronenberg's striking and strange new film Cosmopolis, out this week, which sees him as an otherworldly billionaire sating his carnal, financial and intellectual desires riding through town in the back of a limousine in search of a haircut. After some preliminaries (when presented with the latest edition of GQ he cries out "Andrew's wearing my suit!"), he talks about his hip-hop moment of glory, the worst haircut he's ever had and what he's learned from working with Frida Giannini at Gucci…
Your character has two lifts in his huge apartment, one of which is soundtracked by hip-hop. Which rapper would you have in your lift?
Robert Pattinson: Definitely Ol' Dirty Bastard. The biopic looks amazing! That guy Michael K Williams as well - I was obsessed with The Wire for ages. The guy who is directing - Joaquín Baca-Asay, who is James Gray's director of photography - is amazing. All his movies look incredible.
How did you feel when Tinie Tempah shouted you out on Chase & Status' "Hitz"?
What? [delighted, bewildered] I haven't heard it. I keep hearing everyone talking about him but for some reason I never really got into British rap. I don't know why.
The line is "Like Rob Pattinson I make a lot of n****s jealous"
Wow. That's really cool, actually. That's amazing. I didn't realise I had that relevance [laughs]. I wonder what made him single me out?
We asked our Twitter followers to pose questions for you. One account "Robearhottinson" asked 48 alone...
Not your typical GQ reader, I'd guess…
But she did ask about your worst haircut…
I did this movie about Salvador Dali a few years ago and had hair extensions and a little bob. That was incredibly bizarre. The extensions were temporary as well. I was trying to swim to somehow get in shape two days before we started shooting in this apartment complex in Barcelona. There were all these children everywhere… and I was this weird, pasty, hungover person with a girl's black bob, swimming in the pool with huge clumps of hair falling out. I had my whole body totally waxed as well because Dali didn't haven't any body hair. It was the most terrifying thing - this is terrible, but I saw the potential cannibal guy [Luka Magnotta] in the Sun today and I looked a bit like him.
Are sex scenes getting easier?
It's always a big thing. Juliette Binoche is one of my favourite actresses and within five minutes of meeting her on this we were pretending to have sex. Which wasn't in the script. With both sex scenes we were supposed to have finished sex before we did the scene. Both times David was just like, "Yeah, just have sex." That was a little awkward. I thought that Patricia McKenzie, who I did the other sex scene with, despised me up until that day on the set. We hadn't said a single word to each other apart from when I asked, "Where are you from?" and she literally looked me up and down. I was like, "I'm not trying to do anything - I don't have any idea!" Then on day of the sex scene she was like, "Hey how's it going?" I don't know what kind of preparation that was for this scene… but it definitely did something.
What TV do you never miss?
In America there is a channel called TruTV which is just reruns of Cops and World's Dumbest Criminals. I could watch that the entire day. Someone told me - I don't know if it's true - that David Simon watched tonnes of Cops to get the dialogue for The Wire. I was like, "I knew it…"
What has working with Frida and her team at Gucci taught you about tailoring?
That's funny, I've never had her singled out before - it's like it's a secret! She taught me one thing - you should definitely have good contacts at Gucci. They're absolutely amazing. The amount of times I've been stuck in some random city and have called her up and had things brought in at absolutely the last minute - it's crazy. But also all this stuff is custom-made. You can do quite crazy things [with colour] if you have incredibly classic, really well-made suits. I guess I've been quite boring for a while. I used to be more interesting with them. Now I always just request things two days before: "Can you send 25 suits?" I don't even know what I want to wear!
What's the strangest gift you've got from a fan?
It's funny: there are certain things that get picked up on really quickly. I quit smoking the other day and didn't even really realise that I'd said anything about it. I've been chewing these f***ing toothpicks all the time. Someone noticed in Cannes and literally the next day in Lisbon, then in Paris and in Berlin there were about 20 people on the red carpet giving me huge amounts of toothpicks. Thousands of them. I don't even remember saying it in an interview but I must have said it somewhere. That was kind of strange. (Kate: As if we wouldn't notice the toothpicks! LOL)
You are one of four individuals who consistently dominate internet discussion. Out of your rivals - Nicki Minaj, Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga - who are you most fond of?
I really like Nicki Minaj. I think she's great. My favourite song? She's amazing in "Monster" with Kanye West. It's annoying that I'm part of this internet thing though - they all have Twitters and an online presence. How did I get part of this group? I didn't do anything. I'm trying to avoid it!
Cosmopolis is out 15 June.
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*NEW* Interviews With Robert Pattinson & David Cronenberg From Télérama Magazine
*NEW* Interviews With Robert Pattinson & David Cronenberg From Télérama Magazine
We had the cover picture yesterday and now the scans and translation of Rob's interview and David's one (where he mentions Rob) are below
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Translation
The interview was done in a private club in Sunset Boulevard.
He hid his intense beauty under a baseball cap, a blonde scruff, a lumberjack shirt, a white tee and washed out jeans.
They had the interview on the terrace where he could light up his cigarettes.
Between light coughs and nervous laughs, he explains that he doesn't feel at home here.
His dream is to work in a black comedy of Todd Solodnz or in dramas for men by James Gray or Jacques Audiard.
"I was scared of being cut off from the art-house cinema that I always felt passionate about. I was scared to never be asked to play in anything interesting, that my life would pass and that someone would ask me one day, 'so apart from Twilight, what did you do?'. In this industry, you're easily typecast"
"I never proved anything, I was never fooled by the hysteria that surrounds me. It's the character that I play, Edward Cullen, the romantic vampire. Besides, before the movie was even made, girls would screams at Stephenie Meyer's public readings."
When he got the script for Cosmopolis: He got the fear of the beginner/novice. "I was so scared I would screw this up that I spent a week trying to find a way to refuse the job. And then I told myself that I shouldn't be so stuck-up. My agent was nervous: 'why would you accept if you don't understand it?'. I confessed my confusion to David and he liked it. I think that might be why he hired me. Most actors would have try to act cooler, try to say something smart but I was completely lost."
Cronenberg said that the actor didn't come on set with his hands in his pockets. That he's an assiduous reader, who's been interested in the character of the 'golden boy' for a long while, one who's close to the one he portrays in Cosmopolis. 'Money' by Martin Amis - which describes the giddy heights of easy money and the chic hedonism - is one of his bedtime readings. He finds so many similarities with himself in the empty space of the star system, that he wrote how own version of the novel, in hopes of playing it one day.
We had the cover picture yesterday and now the scans and translation of Rob's interview and David's one (where he mentions Rob) are below
Click for Larger
Translation
The interview was done in a private club in Sunset Boulevard.
He hid his intense beauty under a baseball cap, a blonde scruff, a lumberjack shirt, a white tee and washed out jeans.
They had the interview on the terrace where he could light up his cigarettes.
Between light coughs and nervous laughs, he explains that he doesn't feel at home here.
His dream is to work in a black comedy of Todd Solodnz or in dramas for men by James Gray or Jacques Audiard.
"I was scared of being cut off from the art-house cinema that I always felt passionate about. I was scared to never be asked to play in anything interesting, that my life would pass and that someone would ask me one day, 'so apart from Twilight, what did you do?'. In this industry, you're easily typecast"
"I never proved anything, I was never fooled by the hysteria that surrounds me. It's the character that I play, Edward Cullen, the romantic vampire. Besides, before the movie was even made, girls would screams at Stephenie Meyer's public readings."
When he got the script for Cosmopolis: He got the fear of the beginner/novice. "I was so scared I would screw this up that I spent a week trying to find a way to refuse the job. And then I told myself that I shouldn't be so stuck-up. My agent was nervous: 'why would you accept if you don't understand it?'. I confessed my confusion to David and he liked it. I think that might be why he hired me. Most actors would have try to act cooler, try to say something smart but I was completely lost."
Cronenberg said that the actor didn't come on set with his hands in his pockets. That he's an assiduous reader, who's been interested in the character of the 'golden boy' for a long while, one who's close to the one he portrays in Cosmopolis. 'Money' by Martin Amis - which describes the giddy heights of easy money and the chic hedonism - is one of his bedtime readings. He finds so many similarities with himself in the empty space of the star system, that he wrote how own version of the novel, in hopes of playing it one day.
*NEW* Interview Robert Pattinson Talks To BBC News About Navigating Through "Cosmopolis" & More
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*NEW* Interview Robert Pattinson Talks To BBC News About Navigating Through "Cosmopolis" & More
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Actor Robert Pattinson has predicted that his new art-house film Cosmopolis will be embraced by Twilight fans.
"Some of them will just want you to play vampires, but most people don't want you to repeat yourself," the Briton told the BBC.
The heart-throb, who played Edward Cullen in the Twilight films, also defended his fans from accusations that their dedicated behaviour was "crazy".
Cosmopolis, directed by David Cronenberg, opens in the UK this week.
The film, based on the novel by Don DeLillo, was a contender for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
*NEW* Interview Robert Pattinson Talks To BBC News About Navigating Through "Cosmopolis" & More
You tube
or Click on the screencap to watch
Actor Robert Pattinson has predicted that his new art-house film Cosmopolis will be embraced by Twilight fans.
"Some of them will just want you to play vampires, but most people don't want you to repeat yourself," the Briton told the BBC.
The heart-throb, who played Edward Cullen in the Twilight films, also defended his fans from accusations that their dedicated behaviour was "crazy".
Cosmopolis, directed by David Cronenberg, opens in the UK this week.
The film, based on the novel by Don DeLillo, was a contender for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
What Does Robert Pattinson Read?
After seeing this picture, the ROBsessed crowd that pays attention to everything(me, not among them, I'm an air head when it comes to details) started to wonder what book he was holding:
Well PerfectDate and ForEmma87 solved the mystery :
The book he is holding is Independent People by Halldor Laxness :)
Here are some other books that Rob mentioned reading in interviews/seen holding:
Kill Your Friends: A Novel (P.S.) - John Niven
2666: A Novel -Roberto Bolano
Money-Martin Amis
Ticket to Ride-Dennis Potter (This book is crazy expensive! Cheapest is $89 in US and £26.72 in UK)
Doomed Love (Penguin Great Loves)- Virgil
Anthology-Tom Waits
Complete Poems: Charles Baudelaire
E.M. Forster's Collected Short Stories
Dali's Autobiographies
I added the ones that are available through Amazon to our Amazon Store . You can check 'em out HERE for US and HERE for UK :)
I guess I should put down The Queen's Fool and start reading something heavy from this list but it's summer! I'm on the beach. I can't handle HEAVY :)
USA Today-Rob answers the fan's questions
Robert Pattinson, who stars in Twilight as hunky vampire Edward Cullen, has found himself the object of increasing fan fervor as the film made its way to theaters. USA TODAY's Susan Wloszczyna caught up with Pattinson and tossed him a few questions, some of them from fans of the book series.
Robert Pattinson, who stars in Twilight as hunky vampire Edward Cullen, has found himself the object of increasing fan fervor as the film made its way to theaters. USA TODAY's Susan Wloszczyna caught up with Pattinson and tossed him a few questions, some of them from fans of the book series.
Q: Did you have any concerns about not living up to fan expectations of what Edward is like?
A: I never saw it as a vampire. I saw it as a guy with something in him that makes him terrified of commitment. He is extremely passionate and has very little self-control. He is with a girl he can't have a physical relationship with and she keeps tempting him.
Q: Did you study up on any old vampire movies for inspiration?
Q: Did you study up on any old vampire movies for inspiration?
A: I've seen a few, but I'm not really a fan. I saw the original Nosferatu, but he definitely isn't dating material. My kind of preparation was not to talk to anyone for a long time. Edward would be so bored with any kind of human interaction. He would not feel like he was part of the human world and doesn't care about other people's reactions.
Q: You and Kristen Stewart, who plays love interest Bella, have said you watched Last Tango in Parisas homework. Any other films put you in the mood forTwilight?
A: With Tango, it is about a girl who doesn't fully realize the consequences of her decision. It is the dark side of the coin. I also watched Ang Lee's Lust, Caution and (Hitchcock's) Notorious. And a lot of Japanese films. They are a lot more about stillness, proximity rather than following through. It is what happens before a sex scene.
Q: Are you hoping that there will be a movie of New Moon, thenext book in the series?
A: I like the second book a lot. In the second one, Edward is a very different character. I'm looking forward to showing the difference in his physicality as I let my discipline and control go.
Q: What do you think about fans urging Lorne Michaels atSaturday Night Liveto have you on as the host and music talent? Would you do it?
A: It hasn't been offered, but I would be quite scared.
Q: If you got to play the main character of another book, what would it be?
A: Money by Martin Amis. I could do it in about 20 years.
Q: What is all this talk about you not washing your hair for months on end?
A: People are scared of my hair. But it starts washing itself after about three weeks. I'm just saying that. But, yeah, if it doesn't look dirty, why wash it?
Q: If you became a vampire for real, what age would you like to be frozen?
A: Maybe 35. People who are frozen at 17, everyone treats you like you are 17 all the time. At 35, you are between old and young. (Dani's note-ROB!!! 35 is no where near in the middle of old and young!)
Q: Would you like to be able to hear people's thoughts, like Edward?
A: Not at all.
Q: What are your next projects.
A:I have two movies coming out. Little Ashes, a drama in which I play Salvador Dali, and How to Be, a comedy. Tiny things.
What Does Robert Pattinson Read? UPDATE
We have a new book ladies and gentlemen!
Our eagle eye reader Ana spotted this picture and went to work:
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Drum roll: He is reading Kill Your Friends: A Novel (P.S.) by John Niven :)
So the list now stands as:
Kill Your Friends: A Novel (P.S.) - John Niven
Independent People by Halldor Laxness
The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: and Other Stories - Carson McCullers’s
2666: A Novel -Roberto Bolano
Money-Martin Amis
Ticket to Ride-Dennis Potter
Doomed Love (Penguin Great Loves)- Virgil
Anthology-Tom Waits
Complete Poems: Charles Baudelaire
E.M. Forster's Collected Short Stories
Dali's Autobiographies
I added the ones that are available through Amazon to our Amazon Store . You can check 'em out HERE for US and HERE for UK :)
Photo source: MrPattinson.com
What Does Robert Pattinson Read? UPDATE
We have a new book ladies and gentlemen!
This time the investigative work was done by FakerParis at Thinking of Rob :)
Here is the picture with the book :
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This time the investigative work was done by FakerParis at Thinking of Rob :)
Here is the picture with the book :
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Drum roll: He is reading Nine Stories by J.D. Salinger.
I added the books that are available through Amazon to our Amazon Store . You can check 'em out HERE for US and HERE for UK :)
So the list now stands as:
Nine Stories - J.D. Salinger
Kill Your Friends: A Novel (P.S.) - John Niven
Independent People by Halldor Laxness
2666: A Novel -Roberto Bolano
Money-Martin Amis
Ticket to Ride-Dennis Potter
Doomed Love (Penguin Great Loves)- Virgil
Anthology-Tom Waits
Complete Poems: Charles Baudelaire
E.M. Forster's Collected Short Stories
Dali's Autobiographies
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