Spring Break
Rob Pattinson talks Twilight, music, previous films
Marian Gaviola
Issue date: 11/20/08 Section: Entertainment
11/20/08 - "Twilight" mania swept the country when author Stephenie Meyer introduced her four-book series. Vampires have always been a staple of the horror genre, and by mixing horror with romance and targeting teenagers, Meyer picked the best combination and won the loyalty of millions. On Nov. 21, the movie adaptation will be showing all over the country.
Rob Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen in the film, and the rest of the cast have been traveling to promote the movie. You might know him from his part as Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter series. He did a conference interview with college writers across the country, and this is what he had to say:
What was it like stepping into the role of Edward, a role that has so many pressures behind it because so many girls have built up what Edward's like in their minds? How did you deal with the pressures of doing that?
- I guess, just by ignoring it. I did awful in the audition because of that reason and I thought I had absolutely no chance of getting it at all. And then when I went to the screen test and personal casting, I just completely realized, well, I don't know if I realized how to play it. But I played it very differently. He wasn't as strong as he seems in the book.
I was thinking the book is written from Bella's perspective and this is a girl who's completely obsessed and in love with Edward so she sees him however she wants to see him and that doesn't correspond with reality.
How much research did you do into vampire mythology?
- I looked at a few vampire things. It's strange how people... the opinions on how vampires should be are ridiculous because there are so many vampire movies and other things. People are saying, "Well that's not what a vampire does." And just, guys, it's a fictional thing. They're not real. Edward's character has these mystical powers and I tried to look at them as him being sentenced with a disease.
Was it easy for you and Kristen to translate the romance from the book to the screen?
Rob Pattinson, who plays Edward Cullen in the film, and the rest of the cast have been traveling to promote the movie. You might know him from his part as Cedric Diggory in the Harry Potter series. He did a conference interview with college writers across the country, and this is what he had to say:
What was it like stepping into the role of Edward, a role that has so many pressures behind it because so many girls have built up what Edward's like in their minds? How did you deal with the pressures of doing that?
- I guess, just by ignoring it. I did awful in the audition because of that reason and I thought I had absolutely no chance of getting it at all. And then when I went to the screen test and personal casting, I just completely realized, well, I don't know if I realized how to play it. But I played it very differently. He wasn't as strong as he seems in the book.
I was thinking the book is written from Bella's perspective and this is a girl who's completely obsessed and in love with Edward so she sees him however she wants to see him and that doesn't correspond with reality.
How much research did you do into vampire mythology?
- I looked at a few vampire things. It's strange how people... the opinions on how vampires should be are ridiculous because there are so many vampire movies and other things. People are saying, "Well that's not what a vampire does." And just, guys, it's a fictional thing. They're not real. Edward's character has these mystical powers and I tried to look at them as him being sentenced with a disease.
Was it easy for you and Kristen to translate the romance from the book to the screen?
