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| Robert Pattinson |
Teri Hart
Movie Entertainment
July 2010
TERI HART: What has surprised you most about the fan base for The Twilight Saga?
ROBERT PATTINSON : How quickly [it] explodes and how it explodes in different markets, the different countries. In Japan, it was really strange. ... The first time [I was there], everybody at the fan event was from the American schools and people from Australia and stuff. When I was there a few days ago, [the crowds were] entirely Japanese, no one speaks English, and they all were screaming – exactly the same as everywhere else. And even the Japanese distributors were, like, “People don’t react like this to films in Japan.” And so it’s weird, it’s so strange. It’s always the same reaction.
HART: Edward’s so tortured in New Moon. Did it affect you playing him so wounded?
PATTINSON : I don’t know. I always thought he was a pretty tortured character. I mean, it’s only when I read the second book that I realized I kind of really wanted to do the movies, and it sort of influenced the way I wanted to do the first one.
HART: Why? What was it about this book?
PATTINSON : You read the first book and it’s just constantly describing him as this incredibly powerful creature, kind of perfect in every way. And then in New Moon he’s just completely humbled and acknowledges his humility as well, and you realize that he can’t pretend to Bella that he’s the most powerful creature. I love the end of it; Bella has to save him in every single film. He’s always saying, “I need to protect you, I need to protect you,”and it’s always Bella having to come to save him. And he really realizes it in New Moon and he has to really face that, face his weakness.
HART: Is that what it is? Is it because the woman is the heroine that people have become such incredible fans of Twilight? Why do you think it’s become so popular?
PATTINSON : I think so, and it’s kind of unacknowledged in the books. I mean, I think it’s only when you’re really playing it that you realize Bella is always saving the day. When you read the books, it kind of slips by because it’s from Bella’s perspective. And she’s so humble in her opinion of herself and so critical of herself that you don’t really notice that she’s saving everyone. Maybe it’s like, people are reading it and putting themselves into Bella’s position and then following her journey as well, and liking the idea that she’s winning but not realizing it.
HART: Is it a blessing or a curse to be part of something that is this global phenomenon that is so huge?
PATTINSON : It’s a bit of both. It’s nice for work sometimes. You make yourself very busy and because of its success you can become very picky about very tiny aspects of your job. Especially as an actor, you sometimes feel very out of the loop in the decision-making process. And with a bit of success, your decisions and your opinions are worth more, so it’s nice in that way.
Terri Hart
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