Robert Pattinson: Too Smart for Twilight

“When you read the book,” says Pattinson, … “it’s like, ‘Edward Cullen was so beautiful I creamed myself.’ I mean, every line is liked that. He’s the most ridiculous person who’s so amazing at everything. I think a lot of actors tried to play that aspect. I just couldn’t do that. And the more I read the script, the more I hated this guy, so that’s how I played him, as a manic-depressive who hates himself. Plus, he’s a 108 year-old virgin so he’s obviously got some issues there.”¹

Well, he just gave an excellent run down of what a bad character Edward is. And this guy would know better than anyone, since he was to act the role.

“I’ve spent a long time thinking, “How can I take the whole [Edward is] beautiful thing as an interpretation?” And I realized that it’s just Bella saying he’s so beautiful and she’s just in love with him and obsessed with him so he could be like a piece of cheese and she would think the same thing.”²

It’s funny because Bella’s character is legitimately like this.

I read the book and was like “Well this is really dumb, I’ll never ever… This is so pointless going up for the role.”²

Actually, this is quote mined, and doesn’t sound at all like that in context. Still funny though. :P

¹ Empire Magazine October 2008

² Comcast Summer Movie Guide

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