Robert Pattinson Calls Taylor Lautner's Transformation 'Strange'
With [article id="1627186"]"New Moon" still riding high at the box office[/article] and poised to become one of the highest-grossing films of the year -- [article id="1627204"]if not all time[/article] -- the world can't seem to get enough of [movieperson id="365131"]Robert Pattinson[/movieperson]. It's a good thing, then, that our pals over at MTV Radio recently spoke with the "Twilight" heartthrob.
Last week, we brought you [article id="1627134"]RPattz's thoughts on romances[/article], both onscreen and off. Now, as those Thanksgiving leftovers wear thin, we're happy to dish out part two of that interview, featuring some yummy tidbits on Rob's 90-year-old fans, jealousy over Taylor's bod, and his New Year's resolution to be less self-deprecating.
MTV: [article id="1626642"]Taylor Lautner's transformation[/article] between the movies is now the stuff of legend. Tell us about the first time you saw him and what you thought.
Robert Pattinson: I didn't see [movieperson id="373803"]Taylor[/movieperson] until just a little bit before we started shooting ["New Moon"]. When he came back, I had the same reaction as everybody else. I was like, "Jeez, now I have to go to the gym!" But yeah, it was strange. This one was weird, because I hardly did any scenes with Taylor. We did the scenes at the beginning and scenes at the end [together], and he had his entire story line develop without me being around, which is interesting, because I had no idea where his performance was going. So it wasn't really a competition or anything; it was all independent. Whereas in "Eclipse," we're doing scenes together all the time with Bella.
MTV: Who is your favorite movie vampire of all time?
Pattinson: Wow, I don't really know. I always think of the wrong people. I always think Christian Slater in "Interview With a Vampire," but he's not the vampire -- he's the interviewer! I really like Wesley Snipes [in the "Blade" movies]. I think Wesley Snipes is great.
MTV: Out of all the "Twilight" stars, you seem to do the fewest interviews. Why is that?
Pattinson: I think it's such a risky thing doing interviews. I try to limit the amount of interviews I do, because no one is that interesting, especially when you're not really saying anything. I don't particularly want to be some kind of character in society or whatever. So I guess the only thing you can do is do jobs and see if people respond to that.
MTV: You tease yourself as "not saying anything," and a lot of people see you as being self-deprecating. Are you?
Pattinson: I'm always told that I don't really know who I am, so hopefully I won't compartmentalize myself because of that. I am just completely ignorant of [how others perceive me]. I've never really struggled with anything up until recently. I've got to stop being so self-depreciating, because people are starting to believe it. They're like, "Yeah, that guy is an idiot." So I've tried to stop doing that.
MTV: What was the last fan interaction that really made you laugh?
Pattinson: I always find it funny when older people come up. There was a woman who came up to me the other day who must have been in her 90s! And she said all this stuff; it's very unusual. And they say exactly the same things as 12-year-old girls! That is kind of bizarre.
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