What was it about Robert Pattinson that made আপনি think he was the right guy for the lead?
He’s the right age. He looks right. He looks good in a suit. He looks like he could be a young, tough, billionaire. And I’ve actually thought he was quite a good actor who was very underrated in a similar way to Keira Knightley, I think, when I was thinking of her for Dangerous Method. Both of them have had great financial success and are stars based on franchises, but of course to do that আপনি have to have a kind of screen charisma, আপনি have to have a presence, which আপনি can’t buy অথবা create; আপনি either have it অথবা আপনি don’t. That doesn’t mean you’re necessarily a good actor, though. But আপনি have at least that. I looked at all the stuff that he’s done, and I thought he’s a really good actor. And then I spoke to him, and thought not only that, but he’s a really smart actor. And he’s funny, and he’s very sweet. That’s when I tried to convince him to do the movie, which he was a little afraid of, just because I think he doesn’t know how good he is, basically. And I think now that he’s done the movie, he’s starting to understand how good he is. Because he’s terrific.
And was he a অনুরাগী of your work?
He knew my work, yeah. What’s interesting, too, about Rob is that he’s very well educated in terms of চলচ্চিত্র and movie history and foreign films. On the set, he and Juliette Binoche were talking about the most obscure French films and stuff like that together. He really knows his stuff. And yet, as I say, he’s a completely down-to-earth, sweet guy. Lovely to work with. And very funny.
Are আপনি going to go see Breaking Dawn?
I think I’ll wait for the screener.
You’re not going to go with the screaming fans?
Well, I don’t feel the need to line up, let’s put it that way. And I’m sure there’s going to be big lines for it. But, আপনি know, basically I know what Rob can do having worked with him. I don’t have to see Twilight now. I certainly looked at the first two, though, when I was thinking about him.
আপনি did?
Oh yeah, sure. And I watched Remember Me, and I watched Little Ashes. Which is maybe a movie আপনি don’t know, but he plays a young Salvador Dalí in that movie with a Spanish accent. And I thought that was pretty interesting, very daring of him to do that, and it indicated to me that he was an interesting, serious actor.
And আপনি were impressed with the work in the first two Twilights?
I was impressed with his screen presence and a lot of his stillness, and a lot of other things. But the other চলচ্চিত্র showed me he had range. He had the range that I wanted.
He’s the right age. He looks right. He looks good in a suit. He looks like he could be a young, tough, billionaire. And I’ve actually thought he was quite a good actor who was very underrated in a similar way to Keira Knightley, I think, when I was thinking of her for Dangerous Method. Both of them have had great financial success and are stars based on franchises, but of course to do that আপনি have to have a kind of screen charisma, আপনি have to have a presence, which আপনি can’t buy অথবা create; আপনি either have it অথবা আপনি don’t. That doesn’t mean you’re necessarily a good actor, though. But আপনি have at least that. I looked at all the stuff that he’s done, and I thought he’s a really good actor. And then I spoke to him, and thought not only that, but he’s a really smart actor. And he’s funny, and he’s very sweet. That’s when I tried to convince him to do the movie, which he was a little afraid of, just because I think he doesn’t know how good he is, basically. And I think now that he’s done the movie, he’s starting to understand how good he is. Because he’s terrific.
And was he a অনুরাগী of your work?
He knew my work, yeah. What’s interesting, too, about Rob is that he’s very well educated in terms of চলচ্চিত্র and movie history and foreign films. On the set, he and Juliette Binoche were talking about the most obscure French films and stuff like that together. He really knows his stuff. And yet, as I say, he’s a completely down-to-earth, sweet guy. Lovely to work with. And very funny.
Are আপনি going to go see Breaking Dawn?
I think I’ll wait for the screener.
You’re not going to go with the screaming fans?
Well, I don’t feel the need to line up, let’s put it that way. And I’m sure there’s going to be big lines for it. But, আপনি know, basically I know what Rob can do having worked with him. I don’t have to see Twilight now. I certainly looked at the first two, though, when I was thinking about him.
আপনি did?
Oh yeah, sure. And I watched Remember Me, and I watched Little Ashes. Which is maybe a movie আপনি don’t know, but he plays a young Salvador Dalí in that movie with a Spanish accent. And I thought that was pretty interesting, very daring of him to do that, and it indicated to me that he was an interesting, serious actor.
And আপনি were impressed with the work in the first two Twilights?
I was impressed with his screen presence and a lot of his stillness, and a lot of other things. But the other চলচ্চিত্র showed me he had range. He had the range that I wanted.
[Considering] the same old you
Head on fast, but it came on easy
Now I won't be gone for long, at least I'm going [home]
[I'm here for you], now আপনি know what আপনি lost
Now আপনি are the thieves that আপনি pardoned
খুঁজুন for need, it'll never come
Now আপনি have fallen
There's আরো for their own now
Sometimes I need a focus, I need a reason
So, so long
Stray dog
You're only
Joker no, joker no more
Oh to each their own
When আপনি can call on your mind
It's a crime to hold back the tears sometime
And, wasted wasted, all before
আপনি forget what আপনি came here for
And, আপনি need to see the signs
And, আপনি need to stop wasting time
And, start to save that stolen
Story that আপনি heard before.
And I waited for you, but you're long gone
Stray dog
You're only, only a stray,
Joker no, joker no more
Yeah, stray dog
Head on fast, but it came on easy
Now I won't be gone for long, at least I'm going [home]
[I'm here for you], now আপনি know what আপনি lost
Now আপনি are the thieves that আপনি pardoned
খুঁজুন for need, it'll never come
Now আপনি have fallen
There's আরো for their own now
Sometimes I need a focus, I need a reason
So, so long
Stray dog
You're only
Joker no, joker no more
Oh to each their own
When আপনি can call on your mind
It's a crime to hold back the tears sometime
And, wasted wasted, all before
আপনি forget what আপনি came here for
And, আপনি need to see the signs
And, আপনি need to stop wasting time
And, start to save that stolen
Story that আপনি heard before.
And I waited for you, but you're long gone
Stray dog
You're only, only a stray,
Joker no, joker no more
Yeah, stray dog
The hairdresser really didn't hold back when it came time to cut. The result is a totally different look and a whole new image for Rob. We saw Rob's new look for the first time the other দিন on the Ellen Degeneres, show.
So why did he cut it? Not for himself and not for fashion, but because of the new film that he is filming called, Water for the Elephants, which comes out পরবর্তি year.
Not too worry if আপনি are one of the অনুরাগী that loves Rob's hair. It will be back just as soon as he begins to film Breaking Dawn.