Pattinson: Gals Like Edward, Not Me

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 14th 2009 10:25AM

Even though Robert Pattinson has millions of woman swooning, he isn't fazed. "It's just a job and while it's a job I love, girls scream out for Edward, not Robert. I still can't get a date," he told Sydney Morning Herald. And while he's thankful for his 'Twilight' success, he really doesn't think his acting is that great and admits he still feels "awkward in front of a camera."

After the jump, Pattinson reveals why 'New Moon' set him free, why he's sick of vampires and how Hugh Jackman beat him at karaoke.

How he's handling his 'Twilight' success: "All right, I hope. It's still sort of new... To be honest, I still don't really understand what's going on. Like yesterday, I was having lunch down the road. We were in this place for a couple of hours and suddenly there was like 400 people outside on the street. It was just so nuts and it's like that all the time now."

How he plans to deal with 'New Moon' hysteria: "When the second one comes out, then I'll see how I am. Mostly I can ignore things to quite a big extent and kind of pretend they're not really happening."

Why he loved filming 'New Moon': "I'm not the lead in the second film. Taylor [Lautner] is. I appear in Bella's dreams. So I'm in it but the focus is not on me. I just have significant moments at the beginning and the end. So I'm more of a supporting role in this one, which is why I felt so free. I didn't have to deal with any of the bulls*** of the first one. I don't have to hold the movie or worry about the fans. I think I did it better without all those pressures."

On his future roles: "I'm lining up so many different films so it'll be harder to just label me the vampire guy... . With acting, a lot of the time you're doing scenes you don't really relate to and you don't really know why you're being cast half the time."

How he's bonding with his 'Unbound Captives' co-star, Hugh Jackman: "We went karaoke singing. We were singing Abba songs, it was pretty funny. It was sort of an Abba song sing-off, you know, last man standing. I think he won, only because he can drink more than me and still sing in tune. He's a cool guy and I'm really looking forward to that film."

How he relaxes: "I don't really need to do stuff to relax or get away because all my interests are part of my job. Like I'll watch movies to be inspired to do other movies. I read books to be inspired. I listen to music to be inspired to write music. Everything I do is to create something."

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Wednesday 14 October

By riverdew149

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Love the books - loved the first movie - looking forward to the rest. Think the casting is great. I've enjoyed all of the roles that I've seen him in from Cedric on... don't know why he thinks he can't act. He was great in "Haunted Airman". Dark role. I thought he stood out and shined in the Harry Potter movie, and I didn't know who he was. Good luck to all of the cast and hope that he stays so humble.

By Sharrie

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I will have to agree with him on that. I do not think RP is attractive or sexy...I think the people could have cast someone more attractive than him as Edward is supposed to be 'blindingly ' attractive. Taylor L on the otherhand is perfectly cast. I am looking forward to New Moon though.

By JT158

One is a cute kid, one is a sexy man. Taylor is great for the tweens (the Jonas Bros & David Archuleta crowd). Robert is a smokin' hot sex bomb. No comparison. (this opinion coming from a late 30's woman)!! :)

By K

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You can't get a date. Riiiight Rob. That's because you're with Kristen..lol.

By Mike

He was at lunch and they were "at this place for a couple of hours?" Damn - I want to be an actor and get a couple of hours for lunch! Dude - maybe if you didn't sit in the same place eating lunch for so long, the crowds wouldn't have the chance to build up so big.

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Monday 02 November

By RPATTZFAN

Ummm.... Not sure I believe everything Rob says in his interviews. I heard him say that you can tell the most boring truth and ppl. want believe it but tell a juicy lie and they will run with it lol. He is very humble, talented, gorgeous, intelligent, whitty and very, very sexy !!!! I adore him !!

Sunday 21 February

By mikaela

i think rob's realy cool. i wouldn't care if he was realy ugly (not sayin he is) he's still a cool guy. i don't realy care wat any1 says about me when i talk about him cuz i really do think he's awesome. ;] and i don't understand why ppl always freak out whenever they meet sum1 famous, i realy don't. it like 'he's just a person' i don't get why ppl have 2 b all like 'OMG i just got to meet so and so!'. it's so stupid 2 act like tht.

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