Robert Pattinson At The "Breaking Dawn" Press Conference In LA

Robert Pattinson At The "Breaking Dawn" Press Conference In LA




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@RobPattMoms: Rob: It's funny, people are asking me how I'd feel when it all ends when we were promo-ing the first movie. 
@RobPattMoms: Rob: Start drinking vodka instead of beer. And try to g
@VH1Celebrity: "I've never felt more completely bewildered." Rob on the end of Twilight. #bd2pressconf
Re "what is forever" RT @RobPattMoms: Rob: Death? (laughs) No. Hope? That's a difficult question
@TwiFans: Dean is here too. Just for those that are curious. #bd2pressconf
@VH1Celebrity: Rob is doing a lot of giggling and is drinking out of a tea/coffee cup. Love this guy forevs. #bd2pressconf
@letter2twilight: Rob says they filmed the entire movie in the most miserable conditions yet ended in St Thomas and it was beautiful
@LittleLauren: giggly robert pattinson is the best. #breakingdawn #twilight
@letter2twilight: Rob says it was very strange to let Edward go. CUE ALL THE TEARS FROM #fanrow
@Fandango: Pattinson marveled when he went to Munich for Eclipse. The entire Olympic stadium, filled with people, screaming for 15 min" 
@letter2twilight: Hey look it's Rob drinking from a cup. http://ow.ly/i/15dUs  http://ow.ly/i/15dUN  Don't worry guys, I GOT YOU!
@RobPattMoms: Rob: It was great to have multiple films to get used to and get into the character. It's good to have multiple chances.
@RobPattMoms: It's bad on the other hand because your ideas dry up sometimes and you get lazy sometimes because you're around the same ppl"
@Fandango: Pattinson: The worst thing about #Twilight is playing a part where you can't get hurt or can't die. #BreakingDawnPt2 -LG
@Movieline: "I don't think even the fans know why they connect with it," says Rob Pattinson, calling Twilight a "visceral" phenomenon 
@taryder: "You can't be afraid of it, it isn't up to you" Rob on not being afraid of being typecast

@YahooMovies Pattinson frustrated trying to play Edward until the last shot, trying to balance an archetype in fan's minds w/ a real character. #BD2

@NextMovie Robert Pattinson: "I'm getting parts that aren't vampires now. I hope people accept me in them." #BreakingDawn 

@taryder: Rob saying he would like to relive the first film, "it was really exciting" 
@Fandango: Rob on what he'd like to relive: The first #Twilight. None of us were really known then. It was an exciting year!
@RobPattMoms: Rob: Well, I don't know. If I could get any semblance, any more control, of m public image - that would be nice. 
@RobPattMoms: Rob: No, it's impossible to maintain this level of success apart from Denzel Washington (laughter).
@VH1Celebrity: "It's not necessarily that satisfying, getting monetary success...trying to do movies I'll be proud of it's it my last 1
@Fandango: Rob: You could make 5 big hits in a row, but still not be cast in a small film with a director you want to work with.
@taryder: "A franchise is a burger king or subway, not a movie" - Rob #bdp2
@VH1Celebrity: glad it's over? "In some ways. As soon as people start referring to something as a
franchise...franchise is a Burger King
@TwiFans: Rob: doesn't know if he's more famous in the UK or here. #BD2pressconf
@Fandango: Rob: I get a lot more abuse in England than in the U.S.! #BreakingDawnPt2 -LG 
@TwiFans: Rob likes working with kids and likes working with animals. #BD2pressconf
@VH1Celebrity: "Put a baby in every scene!" -- Robert Pattinson, ladies! #bd2pressconf
@YahooMovies: Pattinson on what he won't miss: “You really feel like you have no control. It’s a huge juggernaut.” #BD2 @Twilight
@letter2twilight: Rob wants people to make "HARD R-rated fantasy movies" again. cue classic rob

@TwiFans: Rob like Rami malek that plays Benjamin and thinks he's a great actor. #bd2pressconf
@RobPattMoms: Rob: I really like Blade.
@TwiFans: It's mutual! Rob doesn't remember meeting Taylor either. #bd2pressconf
@RobPattMoms: don't remember meeting him either. I met him when he was wearing his wig and stuff. I met Kristen at the Twilight audition
@Movieline: Also: Rob likes zombie movies: "I love zombie movies. It’s more a kind of
psychological problem than being an actual fan
@taryder: Somehow I got Rob to talk about Daniel, Rupert and Emma and Harry Potter, so I consider this day a success
@YahooMovies: Pattinson said that he was starstruck by Danielle Radcliffe & @EmWatson when he acted in #HarryPotter


LiveBlog
Thanks to Hitfix
 12:08 p.m. There he is. He's looking rather dapper with a suit (no tie) and his hair properly gelled.

12:09 p.m. What perspective does Pattinson have on the whole spectacle? People have asked him from the beginning and he doesn't know. "I don't think I've ever felt more completely bewildered knowing that I only have a month of 'Twilight' stuff," Pattinson says. He expects it to take 10 years. "I don't think even the fans know why they connect with it the way they do. I think it's a visceral thing. I don't think Stephenie could tell you why she was fixated on this very contained story," he says. "I don't know," is his final answer.

12:10 p.m. If he could go back and give himself advice what would it be? "Start drinking vodka instead of beer. Try and get a six-pack as early as possible and you'll be a much more successful actor," he jokes. "We're still getting massive surprises any time you have any sort of 'Twilight'-related events," he admits, recalling a massive venue at Munich's Olympic stadium. "IT's absolutely bizarre. There's no way you can ever compute it," he says.

12:12 p.m. What does "forever" mean to Pattinson? "Ummm... Death?" he jokes. "Hope, I guess? That's kinda a different question," he says. He really doesn't have an answer, but he laughs amiably while stalling.

12:13 p.m. What was his last scene as Edward Cullen? And his favorite fan moment? "It was hilarious considering we spent the entire series filming in the most miserable conditions and then we end on a beach in the Caribbean filming two scenes in the sea," Pattinson says. "They were considering shooting it in the sea in Vancouver, which would not have worked at all," he laughs.

12:14 p.m. He says the part is strange because so much of the audience attempts to project idealism onto the character, but he's always wanted to accentuate the "fallibility and weaknesses." "You're trying to play an archetype on one hand and a character on the other," he says, explaining his frustrations with Edward.

12:15 p.m. What was easiest and hardest to leave behind about Edward? He says he liked being about to keep improving the character across a series. "You feel strangely secure. It's the opposite of how you're supposed to feel doing a movie. It's supposed to feel totally foreign each time," he reflects. He admits there's a tendency towards laziness, but having different directors has kept him on his tone. "Playing a part where you can't get hurt and you can't die, because there's no framework. There's too many possibilities if you can't die," he says of the worst thing.

12:17 p.m. He doesn't know how this will impact him 10 or 15 years down the road. "It's really not up to you. I'm getting other parts that aren't vampires. I don't know if people will accept me in them or whatever, but there's really nothing to be afraid of," of typecasting. "I don't know how people will remember the series at all," Pattinson says of the fanbase in 15 years.

12:18 p.m. Would he like to relive anything? "The whole first movie was pretty fun," he says, recalling everybody's relative inexperience, which led to "a really good energy." "None of us were really known then, as well, so it felt like a big deal at the time. It was exciting. It was really exciting the first one."

12:19 p.m. Is he worried about maintaining this level of success? "If I had a little bit more control over my public image, I guess, that would be nice," he says, not quite answering the question. "No. I think it's impossible, for one thing. I don't think anyone can do that, apart from Denzel Washington," he says. "It's a strange place where the film industry's at. I guess you could just play superhero after superhero, but that seems to be the only guaranteed, big money thing," he notes. Pattinson isn't sure that would be satisfying. "There are no guarantees, so I'm kinda signing up to do movies that I would be proud of if it were my last one," he says.

12:21 p.m. At the end of the day, is he glad it's over? "In some ways?" He stutters. "As soon as something start referring to something as a franchise, a franchise is a Burger King or a Subway," he reflects. "You have no control. It's a huge juggernaut, especially when something becomes part of the cultural landscape. It's really scary. You get trapped and you get scared of changing, which is the worst thing that can happen if you want to become any type of artist," he says.

12:23 p.m. "I get a lot more abuse in England," Pattinson says of his varying level of fame.

12:24 p.m. "I think working with kids and I like working with animals, which is what everybody says you shouldn't do," Pattinson says of working with Mackenzie Foy. "They got some good baby actors," he adds.

12:24 p.m. Which new character did he most like? And what's his favorite vampire show or movie? "I like 'Blade.' I really like 'Blade,'" Pattinson says, yearning for more hard-R-rated films like that. Among the new characters, he liked Benjamin and Rami Malek. He praises the actors who came in thinking it was a big deal and bringing enthusiasm to the set. He returns to the second part of the question, though he says he isn't necessarily a vampire fan. He's not a non-fan but he says.

12:27 p.m. Does he remember his first meeting with Kristen and with Taylor? He also isn't sure when he first met Taylor, but he met Kristen at the audition. He remembers doing the "Harry Potter" movie and being impressed with the younger stars. He says he was star-struck when he met Kristen and even Taylor. "I still seem them as massively famous people. It's strange to have gone through the same experience with Taylor and Kristen as well," he says. He's seen people lose their mind over minor fame and he finds it amazing how well the cast has maintained perspective.


Rob mentions from the Press Conference (Thanks to Hitfix)
Kristen Stewart 
12:58 p.m. Stewart's asked about the bonds between her and Rob and Taylor. "It's nice to not be alone in that, I guess," she says. "There are a lot of people who are exceeding famous, but we share the movies." "I wouldn't have done it in the first place unless it was something I was always going to carry and I think they feel the same way," she says. "There a lot of exceedingly famous people and they all get it," she closes. 

Taylor Lautner 
11:46 a.m. "I remember meeting Kristen for sure. It's so weird, I don't even remember meeting Rob," Lautner says of first impressions. He showed up midway through filming on the first movie and a family had already built up. "I was nervous. I was also the youngest. It was probably a little awkward when we first did meet each other," Lautner says, recalling his "nasty wig."
11:50 a.m. "That's the biggest thing I'll take from this is those relationships. We're so close right now. They're some of my best friends and that won't go away at all," Lautner says of his ties with Stewart and Pattinson. "Our friendships will go on forever. I find it so amazing that this cast meshed so well," he adds, calling both filming and promotion "a blast."

Stephenie Meyer, Melissa Rosenberg & Wyck Godfrey

11:04 a.m. Is there any downside to being a vampire in this universe? Meyer says that Edward doesn't think he deserves happiness and he's seen examples of new vampire not being happy with it and he wonders if he's now a villain by definition. "For him, he's a very cautious person and becoming a vampire is forever," she says of Edward. Meyer says that's the drawback for her now, because permanence is scare. "Vampirism for me was a way to live in fantasy," she says of the metaphor. "Superpowers with a cost," she says.
11:06 a.m. The last day of shooting was in St. Thomas. They hung out on the island after shooting completed. "There were just a few of us and we all got to hang out," Meyer says, adding, "All movies should end in St. Thomas."
11:08 a.m. For people who had never been parents, they were impressive," Meyer says of Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson. "She was such a protective, all-consuming mother," Meyer says of K-Stew's approach, while she praises Robert for being funny and playful with Mackenzie. "She was very easy to love," Meyer adds.
11:10 a.m. Godfrey doesn't want to talk about future projects, but he's always looking for other opportunities with the cast

Bill Condon

"It was no frills and I loved that," Condon says of the movie. He adds, though, that "set containment" has become a big line in the budget. "It was always the spirit of this film that it is a fantastical story, but it is an intimate one too," he says.

Tweets

@Twilightish: "There's nothing like being around Rob, Kristen, Nikki & Ashley to make you feel like an old, fat welsh-man" -Michael Sheen"
@TwiFans: Robert and Kristen are now in stephenie's head when writing. It's corrupted her writing. #BreakingDawn
@taryder: "For people who have never been parents, they were impressive" Stephenie on Rob and Kristen playing mom and dad #breakingdawn
@taryder: "Rob had the easy going dad- whenever he and Mackenzie were in a scene they were laughing" - Stephenie Meyer on Rob 
Re working w/Rob on another project RT @letmesigndotcom: Wyck: Let's stay on Twilight.. I think we're all looking to work with these people.
@ Twilightish Taylor remembers meeting Kristen for the first time. He doesn't remember meeting Rob
@taryder "It's so strange, I don't even remember meeting Rob" - I asked Taylor about first impressions meeting Rob & Kristen for 1st time" 
@taryder "Our friendships will go on forever" Taylor on Rob and Kristen
@taryder: "It's nice to not be alone in that...we share the movies" Kristen on her bond with Taylor and Rob 

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