Entrevista: Tu Magazine

We’re at the Beverly Hills Four Seasons talking with Ron about what it’s like to be in the middle of a fenomenon. He told us a few secrets. That he’s really bad at baseball, that he wrote a song for the Twilight soundtrack, what was it like playing Dali and working in New Moon.

You worked in the soundtrack for Twilight…
Last year I was writing songs and I think Nikki Reed gave Catherine Hardwicke a cd. She called me and said “Check this out!”, and she showed me some random scenes in the movie with my music. I thought it was so bizarre but it was ok. I didn’t think anything of it, I never thought it would be on the soundtrack but when they were I agreed to it. Now this has blown up and it looks as though I’m all ready to sign a record deal but I’m not even sure. They were just a couple of songs that I wrote some years ago and that have nothing to do with Twilight. I thought I should have recorded them under a different name, but everybody told me that this could be a really good thing, marketing wise.

Did you ever think you could dedicate completely to your music after this?
Not as a career, because that’s too hard. I think that if you start to write music profesionally it can be very stressful. Especially when you’re performing in front of thousands.
But if you only have the desire to write, then there’s nothing wrong with it. Unless you’re thinking about making money out of it.

Was it easy for you to get involved with the whole idea of vampires?
Not really. Actually, I was trying to play Edward as human as possible, instead of playing him as a fantastic creature. I thought about being bitten by one of them and becoming a vampire and living forever, of course, and everything that comes with immortality but I think that knowing everything about the vampires’ existence made me understand them better. I know Edward was an average 17 year old who got bitten by someone and three days later he woke up with insatiable need to drink human blood. After seeing all of that and realizing that his life has changed, that he can’t sleep anymore, that he’s increadibly fast and strong, that he’s going to live forever was something that it was hard to imagine as a human being. But I decided not to play him thinking as a vampire, I just added up everything he was, including him being a vampire. That was on the top of the list of things he is.

You look very handsome in the movie, do you feel any pressure about living up to that image?
I don’t like to see myself because I start feeling weird, like I’m going to be sick. But there’s also the thing that playing a vampiure is not something that it’s within my range. I always try to bring something positive in any character that I’m playing. Although I think people love the bad boy who doesn’t care about anything, and the more worse he is, the more appealing he is to people.

Do you think fame is fun, or does it bother you?
I really don’t think about it too much. I mean, we’ve visited great cities promoting the movie and people are so excited about it everywhere, they scream. But when you leave the press room, nobody knows about you anymore. And everything separates itself. Like, you’re living two different lives.
This might be different when the sequel comes out. I’m still so immersed in the Twilight phase since the movie came out and then I’m shooting the new movie which will have its own promotion. So I know what to expect when people approach me on the street now because some fans call me Edward, so I don’t think fame will affect me.

What do you think about so many girls having your poster on their bedrooms now?
When I first signed up for it I didn’t realize it would target so many teenagers. I thought it woulkd be just and indie movie that would take on vampires with an actress doing sweet and intelligent things. I never thought it would become something so big.

What was more difficult? Filming Twilight or promoting it?
(laughs) Acting is perhaps more sincere. Promoting is sort of easy, you just talk all day. But I know that for some actors it can be very stressful and it can be a very annoying thing to say yes all the time. But it all comes down to what kind of movie you’re doing. If it’s a drama, you have to be very serious about it, unlike with comedies, for example.

Tell us about the baseball scene. We’re told you were not very good at it.
Who told you that?! I suck at baseball. For some reason, Catherine wanted me to be like a pro, and I thought, Why? Edward is a vampire, why would he have to play baseball perfectly? I never understood it, and I always questioned it. He doesn’t need to want to play, know the rules or need a bat, but Catherine said this scene was more about representing the union of a team, the union of a little community ready to defend and support each other. But yeah, I’m terrible at it. Don’t be surprised if one day you see people dressed as vampires playing baseball (laughs) that would be weird. That what be weird. But for me that was the hardest scene to shoot.

Some time ago you played Salvador Dali. Is that movie coming out soon?
I filmed that before Twilight. It was such a small movie that I don’t know what would’ve become of it if I hadn’t been in Twilight. It was a fun and interesting job.

It must’ve been a very interesting world to explore…
Of course! It was the first work I ever did in which I became completely obsessed with. Then I adapted that same mentality for Twilight. But the difference is that during all this time in Spain I as the only person on the set who didn’t speak English, so I spent all the time reading about Dali and rehearsing my lines. I think that’s why I dove in so deep inside the character, in his personality and his life. And I feel that and actor has the power to change, even if it’s just a little bit, the story of a character. Whether it’s by changing the voice, the attitude, the way you move, because you not only have to follow the instructions of a director. You have to put a lot of effort on your own. I think it would be so stresfful for directors to have actors who ask them What do you want me to do? I think it’s ridiculous, an actor shouldn’t act like a puppet, especially if he’s being paid so much to do his work.

Catherine seems to be one of the most human directors out there.
Definitely. Eventhough I did argue with her over certain scenes, most of the times I agreed with her. There’s even some thing about the way she directs that are so new to me, that I couldn’t disagree with them. For instance, in the script or in the way we would structure a scene. The point is that when you’re an actor you should merge your suggestions with the original ideas, and realizing who your director is, otherwise the job becomes stressful and it’s horrible arguing against everything.

The Dali you played was the Dali he was before the world met him.
Yes, that’s exactly what the story was about. In a way the plot is a lot like Twilight. It’s the story of two characters who because of fears and insecurities can’t consumate their love.

Are you looking forward to New Moon?
Definitely. I filmed Twilight not thinking it would become a trilogy, so if the first movie captured people, the sequel will immortalize the characters and their stories.

Entrevista: Panetalla Nacional Magazine

P: Little Ashes is without a doubt a very different film from what you usually do, including what you’ve done your whole life.
R: That’s true. Little Ashes is a radically different piece of work from what I’ve done till now, and that’s exactly why I wanted to do it. Salvado Dali is a famous and respected person in the whole world and on top of that, personally, I love him.

P: What did you know about Salvado Dali before this film? And of Lorca and Bunuel?
R: I knew a bit about Dali. Well, more accurately, a tiny bit about his work, but I didn’t really know anything about him as a person. I forced myself to investigate him very deeply and I did a lot of research about him. I think I started to obsess a bit about him. I studied Lorca and Bunuel in school in London. I had a few notions about their work, like Dali, but I had no idea what they were like as just men.

P: What drew your attention about that period?
R: The artists who pushed themselves to the limit to create, even by destroying their own lives. I’d say that they would do pretty much anything to defend their vision of art in a society where the powers that be and other dark forces intentionally tried to repress their creative expression. But I also think that period is a lot about the beauty of those years, the way they dress.

P: You took on a character with a lot of sexual ambiguity: do you think, now you have become a fan phenomenon, it helps that some prejudiced people might see you in a different light with this movie?
R: I think so, after seeing the film, people might get a different impression than what they were expecting. I feel like they don’t really know who I really am, and in this job people make you out to be very exciting. But this does allow me to play various characters. This role is so different from Twilight that it draws attention, because, honestly, I don’t think that his sexuality would be that important. I hope that people’s ideas about Dali don’t rest on what people think about me.

P: What aspects of the Spanish culture does a young Londoner like you know?
R: I love the Spanish culture, and I know the country because I was on vacation in Madrid, Barcelona… It’s strange, but working on this film I got the sensation that Catalunya is different from the rest of Spain. I got the sensation that the Catalans are more proud of being Catalan than of being Spanish. I don’t know… but in general I like what I suppose everyone likes about the Spanish people, their way of living and how sociable they are. I really had a great experience with that during filming.

P: If a Spanish actor lives through this fan phenomenon, he practically can’t walk down a street. What does the American phenomenon entail?
R: About the same thing happened after Twilight. It’s funny because when I was in Spain filming Burnt Ashes, there were a few people who knew me and came to say hello because they had seen me in Harry Potter.

P: Has the fame changed you a lot or the people you know?
R: I think deep down, people don’t really change, but it has varied the way that my friends see me, even my family. It’s weird, because the truth is that people in your life repeatedly treat you differently. But you’ll always know who your true friends are. I hope that there will come a moment where they, my family, and myself will get back to normal, because they know me, they know who I am and we have the same dreams. I don’t have the feeling that I’ve changed, I think I’m the same.

P: Did you think that Twilight would be this successful?
R: No, the truth is that no one thought it would be like this.

P: Is it true that 8 to 10 year old girls ask you to bite them on the street?
R: I’ve been asked that question so many times (laughs). It’s just one more sign of how bizarre it all is.

P: You know that one day, the girl you’ll go out with will be one of the most famous women in the world. Do you think it will be a dilemma for you to wonder what her real motives might be?
R: Obviously if I go out with a girl, she’ll get pulled into the fame thing. In fact, even some of my ex girlfriends have been questioned. It’s crazy, but when I’ll go out with someone, that person will be introduced to a life that she won’t necessarily care for. That’s preoccupying. I think that any girl who isn’t part of this world would be scared.

P: Have you ever thought for a moment during these past months that the world has gone crazy?
R: Well, I try to keep going on normally, at least as best possible. What you have to do is just ignore everything. The truth? I go through life ignoring what’s going on to keep sane.

P: It’s crazy to think that the third part of Twilight will involve a Spanish director, Bayona.
R: I know Bayona. I so El Orfanoto and loved it, I thought the story was brilliant. I think he’s a very talented director and he’ll do a good job with the third part. And the protagonist seems like a very interesting girl.

P: Her name is Belen Rueda and she is Spanish.
R: Yeah, I looked her up on the Internet and I saw a few photos. As I said, she seems very, very interesting…

Tradução: The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz Blog

Robert Pattinson fala ao Risky Biz o que pensa sobre Lua Nova

Robert Pattinson, que se lançou ao estrelato global com Crepúsculo e que acaba de se comprometer com a adaptação para as telas do quarto livro da série best-seller de Stephenie Meyer, é mais do que um rosto bonito. O ator, que não fez aula de atuação, fala com o chefe do escritório do Reino Unido do The Hollywood Reporter, Stuart Kemp, em Cannes, sobre quanto tempo pode levar para se apaixonar, o motivo pelo qual ele não se importa com quem será o diretor do filme desde que tenha um script e sobre perder seu carro.

THR: Você já esteve em Cannes antes?
Pattinson: Eu vim aqui uma vez num feriado quando eu tinha 12 anos, mas não depois disso. Eu não iria gostar de passar um feriado aqui agora.

THR: Vamos falar sobre Crepúsculo. São quatro livros. Você pretende fazer todos eles?
Pattinson: Eu assinei o contrato para o quarto, Amanhecer. Mas, eu não faço idéia de quando a Summit irá filmá-lo por causa da minha agenda.

THR: No que o scrpit de Lua Nova diferente do segundo livro?
Pattinson: O script é relativamente fiel ao livro. Eu ainda o descreveria como um personagem de apoio (para a história de Bella). Acho que seria um pouco sem graça se tivesse continuado apenas como uma voz, uma vez que meu personagem é uma voz na cabeça da Bella no segundo livro. Eles filmaram umas partes do filme como alucinações. Você interpreta algo criado pela imaginação de Bella e eu estava tentando fazer isso de modo realmente em 2-D. Espero que não pareça algo achatado ou chato (risos).

THR: Qual é agenda para Lua Nova?
Pattinson: Nós ainda temos quatro dias de filmagens. Estou para a Itália para os dias de gravação restantes.

THR: E depois?
Pattinson: Depois eu começarei imediatamente as gravações de Remember Me (um drama romântico), e depois terei três dias de férias antes de começar a filmar o terceiro filme da série Crepúsculo, Eclipse. Depois disso, farei um filme chamado Unbound Captives. Não posso falar muito sobre isso, mas eu sei que o script exige que eu aprenda Comanche! Talvez seja como em "Dança com lobos"! Meu personagem é totalmente em Comanche, ha ha.

THR: Você filmou sequências para o segundo e o terceiro filme da série Crepúsculo ao mesmo tempo. Isso é mais difícil para um ator do que fazer filmes diferentes?
Pattinson: Na verdade, não. Nós apenas filmaremos as sequências de Vancouver (para Eclipse) e Lua Nova será lançado no final desse ano.

THR: Como aconteceu Remember Me?
Pattinson: Eu li o script no verão passado e me encontrei com (o diretor) Allen Coulter e realmente gostei. É uma história bem simples, mas havia algo sobre o personagem e o modo como ele falava que era muito parecido com o modo como eu falo. Há um certo naturalismo na escrita e eu realmente senti uma conexão com isso.

THR: Sobre o que é o script?
Pattinson: Eu li em algum lugar que ele estava sendo descrito como o "Love Story - Uma história de amor" dos dias atuais. Não tem nada a ver com "Love Story - Uma história de amor". (Remember Me) é realmente difícil de ser descrito. É sobre um cara de 23 anos e sobre conhecer alguém há seis semanas. É uma história sobre um relacionamento. Você não simplesmente se apaixona e diz "estou apaixonado" em seis semanas. É muito natural e os personagens são incrivelmente reais e bem elaborados. É um dos poucos scripts que eu li em que você termina de ler e percebe que não queria que tivesse terminado. Não tenho problema algum em dizer que (a roteirista) Jesnny (Lumet) é um gênio.

TRH: Como assim?
Pattinson: Eu fui a casa dela num fim de semana e nós todos ficamos lá e conversamos sobre o script e ela me perguntaram o que eu queria dele. Ela trabalhou no rascunho e, mais ou menos uma semana depois, ela entregou o script. Ela capturou pequenas partes da minha voz e todas as inflexões e cacoetes que tenho. O personagem no script é bem parecido comigo.

THR: Interpretando você mesmo?
Pattinson: Você só pode realmente interpretar você mesmo num personagem uma vez a cada 15 anos, eu acho (risos). E você só pode fazer isso se for um bom script que realmente 'entenda' você. É muito terapêutico, na verdade.

THR: Onde e quanto?
Pattinson: Será filmado em NYC durante oito semanas.

THR: Você parece ter gostado de ajudar no roteiro de Remember Me. Um escritor frustrado?
Pattinson: Não, é ótimo quando outra pessoa faz o roteiro para você.

THR: Como você vê sua carreira até agora?
Pattinson: Eu não fiz aulas de atuação, eu meio que cai dentro disso. Eu realmente não tenho um gosto convencional, e só quero fazer filmes que eu sinta que beneficiarão minha vida. O que temos feito com Remember Me é um trabalho muito excitante e sutil. Eu realmente não vejo atuar como atuação. Eu definitivamente não sou uma dessas pessoas que podem simplesmente parecerem assustadas quando o diretor manda.

THR: Como você seleciona seus projetos?
Pattinson: Se tem um bom script, eu não me importo com quem seja o diretor. Eu gosto dos scripts mais aleatórios e minha agente e eu somos amigos realmente próximos. Ela realmente me entende e conhece meu gosto. Ocasionalmente ela diz "Eu tenho esse script horrível, mas talvez você devesse lê-lo, de qualquer forma", e eu olho para uma página e concordo come ela. Depois de Crepúsculo, eu realmente queria trabalhar, mas simplesmente não encontrei um script do qual gostasse. Acabei não fazendo nada por um ano. Foi frustrante.

THR: O enorme sucesso global de Crepúsculo afetou você como ator?
Pattinson: Eu prefiro não fazer nada a fazer algo estúpido. Eu sinto que há muita pressão por causa dessa idéia de carreira. É um pouco preocupante. Há tanto dinheiro envolvido que agora você é julgado não pela qualidade do filme, mas por quanto dinheiro ele está fazendo. Isso é o que me assusta agora.

THR: Presumidamente, existe/existirá essa esperança de que as pessoas que gostam de você por Crepúsculo irão assistir Remember Me?
Pattinson: Isso vai ajudar. Eu apenas espero que quando as pessoas forem assistir Remember Me, elas não digam "Edward não faria isso". Isso não será bom.

THR: Você ainda tem uma cada em Londres?
Pattinson: Eu desisti do meu flat há um ano. Eu não estou realmente vivendo em lugar algum no momento porque, basicamente, eu estou constantemente viajando a trabalho.

THR: Nada que lhe prenda?
Pattinson: Eu nem mesmo lembro onde deixei meu carro (em Los Angeles). Ele provavelmente já foi rebocado a essa altura. É minha única posse estática e eu agora não sei onde ele está! (Risos) Foi muito importante para mim porque foi o primeiro carro que eu comprei. Comprar um carro fez eu me sentir um homem.

[ The Hollywood Reporter: Risky Biz ]

Entrevista: Los 40 Principales

“The Beauty and the Vampire”

To give life to a vampire, one must live at night. Robert Pattinson (22 years old, London) does it: “I never leave my house during the day; I only socialize at night”. In Twilight he plays Edward, a vampire for which all the girls in the world have fallen in love with. Robert, Harry Potter’s Cedric Diggory is shy, pale and skinny.

You have two songs in the movie’s soundtrack. Are you a musician?
I used to have a band. I wrote one of the songs, and the other one was written by a friend. Catherine heard the songs and she decided to put them in the movie, Only one of them is in the sountrack “Never Think”.

Do you have any plans to release an album? Look at the Disney kids…
No, I hate that. I won’t consider it until I quit acting. I’ve only played in pubs. I had never recorded anything or made money with music. Maybe just 60 euros for playing here and there. I don’t want to become a franchise like the Disney kids.

You lived in Spain while filming your movie Little Ashes.
It was interesting. We filmed on the countryside and nobody spoke English, so I spent months without talking and reading about Dali.

Are you a loner?
When I work, if I don’t have enough information, I have to create the character by myself. I don’t have much of a life outside of acting, I don’t have a group to hang out with. I have two friends that I grew up with and that’s it. I could wake up one day and disappear without leaving anything behind.

How are you dealing with the fans and being chased by them?
It’s like having two jobs; acting and mantaining your fans interested so you can keep working.

What to you like to do in your free time?
I don’ go out much. I like to spend the day by myself doing my things and then socialize at night. I get bored talking to people. I ask someone out for dinner and 15 minutes later I’m tired of them.

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From an indie muse in Into the Wild to the magnetic Bella in Twilight.Kristen Stewart (18, LA) is very clear, however: “Fame doesn’t affect my life. Fame is not real”.

The fans of the book were not very happy with the cast of the movie. Why?
I know, they’ve changed their minds now. They’ve seen and read things about the movie and thought it wouldn’t be as bad as they thought. I think they will enjoy it. It’s very faithful to the book.

Some people say you’re too pretty to play Bella.
In the movie I’m an average girl. What you said was not very nice, actually.

This happens with literary characters.
I know. But beauty is subjective. If you go online and google “the ugliest girl in the world” you’ll get my picture. Believe, it’s everywhere. A lot of people think I’m hideous.

Do you google yourself a lot?
Sometimes. And whoever says they don’t, they’re lying. But it’s crazy and it’s not productive at all.

You said that if you had known how big this movie would be you wouldn’t have signed up for it.
I said it during a moment of insecurity. Having people expecting so much about you is not nice. But I believe I would’ve done it anyway. A phenomenon like this can be overwhelming, but at the same time it doesn’t affect me at all. It doesn’t change my real life.

It must be hard to believe seeing so many people screaming your name at once.
Yes, but they scream for Bella, the character, who could’ve been anybody. People are really obsessed with Rob. However, I’m used to being in movies that nobody watches.

Music is very important in Twilight. Do you like the choices for the sountrack?
I love Muse. Matt Belamy’s voice is perfect for the movie. But I prefer older music. Right now I’m obsessed with Van Morrison.

Are you planning on going to college?
I thought about it for a while, but I have a problem with authority. I don’t like people telling me what to read. I’ll have an education independently.

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Edward and Bella, The perfect couple?

Do they really have as much chemistry as they say? We put them to a test just to see how compatible they are.

Favorite Movie
Rob: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. What movie did Kristen say? Hers is The Jungle Book. She just said it”.
Kristen: “Rob loves Breathless. He gave me the movie. Me… I don’t know. I love American Beauty.”

Favorite Song
Rob: “I used to be really into Morrison, now I like hip-hop. Her? Yeah, I guess I only play my music when I’m with people, that’s terrible, isn’t it?
Kristen: “I like Cul de Sac by Van Morrison. Rob’s a huge fan of him. If he says he’s not, he’s just saying it to contradict me”.

A recipe
Rob: “I’m really good with the microwave. She makes noodles and meatballs” (he did say noodles, not spaguetti).
Kristen: “I make canned meatballs and noodles. The best thing he knows how to do is opening a bottle of beer”.

What would you do if you couldn’t sleep?
Rob: “I’d read. I only sleep like three hours a day. I don’t like it. I never dream anything, it’s so boring”.
Kristen: “I’d write. I’d go crazy. Rob is going to say something just to tease you. He’s going to say something very dark and dramatic”.

If you could bite anyone, you’d bite…
Rob: “She’d probably say she’d bite me (laughs). I would bite anybody”.
Kristen: “Nikki Reed. Just kidding. He would bite me. They say we’re dating but we’re not. I have a boyfriend.”

Artigo: The Deadbolt Feature

Will the Twilight Saga Stars Get Twilight Typecast?

As the Twilight film franchise continues to harvest tons of New Moon media attention, Twilight Saga stars Robert Pattinson, Kristin Stewart, and Taylor Lautner are now at the center of one of the decade’s biggest film phenomenons. In Vancouver, B.C. where the Twilight sequel New Moon is being shot, Twilight mania has reached a new high as both fans and press have converged to eagerly await the daily personal or professional moves of Pattinson, Stewart, and Lautner. However, with the rising success of the Twilight Saga, as well as the target audience of young female fans that continues to escalate, are the Twilight actors being swallowed up in the enormity of attention? When the cinematic sun eventually sets on the Stephenie Meyer based Twilight Saga, will the actors be forever hemmed in by their own Twilight success, or will they be able to shake their Twilight image to avoid a professional stereotype?

Both the Harry Potter series and The Lord of the Rings trilogy produced highly lucrative films that propelled their relatively unknown stars into a new stratosphere of celebrity. Actors Emma Watson, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe of the Harry Potter series are now huge worldwide celebrities within a certain age bracket. Despite the fame, there is still a market for the Harry Potter stars in other sectors of the film industry. Whether they have branched out into the indie scene or to the theater stage, Watson, Grint, and Radcliff have all shown versatility underneath the spotlight as they’ve grown up in front of the camera. And with Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince still to be released in 2009, it’s still much too early to know if any of the stars will be professionally pegged as “that Harry Potter guy” or “the Harry Potter girl” that may prevent them from carving out their own diverse careers as actors.

Will it be any different for the actors of the Twilight Saga? Again, it’s far too early to predict since typecasting is a fickle beast in the entertainment industry. Often when you’re successful in one area, that’s your pigeonhole. And for some actors it’s a lifelong struggle to overcome. Fans of Twilight and New Moon have already fallen in casting love with Robert Pattinson who has truly exemplified the brooding profile of his character’s description from the novels. New Moon is still in production and there are more films to be made in the Twilight Saga, as New Moon and Eclipse are both on the cinematic horizon. Will it be too much Twilight too quick for the Twilight Saga stars?

Kristin Stewart recently starred in Adventureland, playing an awkward adolescent in suburban America. The role was much more demanding for Stewart but the movie was nowhere near the financial windfall that Twilight has proven to be. Stewart, however, has risen through the acting ranks with upwards of 15 credits to her name pre-Twilight, which have all helped Stewart in being known before playing Bella Swan. Kristen is currently involved in three other projects away from the Twilight Saga, including the recently announced Runaways, so she’s certainly keeping busy out of the shoes of Bella.

Robert Pattinson, the heartthrob and personification of perfection for many fans, is also working to stay busy beyond Twilight and New Moon. Pattinson recently landed the lead role in Hollywoodland director, Allen Coulter’s Remember Me, which tells the tale of two lovers who try to keep their relationship together amid family tragedy. Like I mentioned, if you’re successful in the entertainment world in one area, it’s easy to become pigeonholed and known for one thing.

Since Remember Me will be another lover role for Pattinson, Robert could easily become known to casting directors as what we’re already seeing from Edward Cullen in the Twilight Saga. While the Stephenie Meyer based series has helped propel Pattinson to uber celebrity status, along with his nod in People magazine’s issue of Most Beautiful People, Robert, himself, has publicly stated that he doesn’t understand the phenomena that the films have spawned. Will he be able to move into more diverse roles after this? Surely there will be roles available but will fans and casting agents and directors be able to see past the Edward Cullen persona as a lead love interest?

Taylor Lautner, however, the youngest of the three Twilight and New Moon stars, may be the one to come out of the Twilight Saga no worse for wear in the end. If you look at the trajectory of Lautner in the first two Twilight films, Taylor’s star is just beginning to rise since his New Moon character, Jacob Black, steps to center stage in the Twilight sequel. For the past two years, much of the rabid hype and attention has been focused on Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. When the green light was given to New Moon, and it was announced that Lautner would be back as Jacob Black, it was only over the past six to eight months that Taylor truly became a household name to even more fans.

Assuming there will be a break between Eclipse and a possible adaptation of the fourth Twilight novel, Breaking Dawn – which would actually help the Twilight stars broaden their acting resumes - Taylor would only have the major visibility and media attention of two Twilight films to the three of Pattinson and Stewart. So, theoretically, with his star still on the rise, Taylor Lautner may step out of Eclipse into the acting circles at the height and maturity of his popularity at the age of 18 to a then 24-year-old Robert Pattinson and a 20-year old Kristen Stewart. Although each will still be in their acting prime in terms of roles for young adults, when it comes to momentum beyond Twilight, New Moon, and Eclipse, Taylor Lautner may have timing on his side more than anything. It may come down to fans wanting to see what Taylor does next more so than the others. Interestingly, at the moment, Lautner doesn’t appear to have anything else on the go, which means he hasn’t even started to explore projects beyond Twilight.

At this point in Twilight time, New Moon and Eclipse are slated for release. There’s been no word on when Breaking Dawn will be made. Can the actors endure such heavy Twilight attention for another year after Eclipse, which would be a ballpark estimate of 25 months? Although we want to see Breaking Dawn get made (and it will), there comes a point when it can work against you. Over the next year and a half, the Twilight Saga will continue to be a major focus of the media and fans, as the press continues to pounce on every move the Twilight actors make. With so much attention focused on Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart, and Taylor Lautner for another 15 months, the transition from the Twilight universe to other projects might be a little rocky in terms of fans shaking the perception of their Twilight characters.

To avoid the glitz, glare, and red-carpet attention of Hollywood, the Twilight Saga stars could take the indie route where they can tackle a wide range of diverse and grounded reality roles while gaining critical acclaim and some newfound acting street-cred. Although there has been some negative press surrounding Twilight and New Moon, as is natural, seeing how the Twilight stars fair away from saga may be a welcome sight for non-Twilight fans who have considered their roles to be a little too romantically contrived.

Will Robert Pattinson, Kristen Stewart and Taylor Lautner be able to shake their Twilight image to avoid a professional stereotype when stepping into other roles and projects? There are a few options, including staying busy, taking on opposite roles of their Twilight characters, or even taking an acting break and fading out of the spotlight for a while before jumping back into the public eye. Given the massive popularity of the Twilight Saga, there’s always the chance that being typecast may simply be something beyond their control. It’s still too soon to tell whether there will be any negative backlash in the way of potential roles for the Twilight actors. For now, however, Twilight and New Moon fans can rest easy knowing that their favorite stars will “film on” for another Twilight day.

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Tadução: Moviefone

Quando conversamos com Robert Pattinson sobre Little Ashes, seu filme que está prestes a ser lançado, nós discutimos alguns boatos que circulavam na Internet com o astro de Crepúsculo. Agora, estamos felizes em mostrar a segunda parte de nossa entrevista.

O ator incrivelmente generoso e humilde se divertiu, respondendo nossas questões - sobre fazer um filme independente, fazer cenas de nudez, filmar 'Lua Nova' - com uma grande dose de sinceridade e sem nenhuma atitude de diva.

Após conversar com pattinson, não temos problema algum em jurar nossa lealdade ao Team Edward. -- Por Angie Argabrite

01. Como foi gravar Little Ashes, que é uma produção bem pequena, comparado a fazer os filmes de Crepúsculo?
Eu meio que gosto de produções pequenas porque não há muitas expectativas quanto a elas. E é estranho, há algumas coisas em Little Ashes, como, por exemplo, nós não tínhamos stand-ins, então a gente meio que ficava pelo set, o que, a princípio, eu achei bastante bizaaro, mas depois de um tempo achei ótimo, porque você pode simplesmente ficar no personagem o tempo inteiro. E também você pode participar mais da produção, então eu gostei disso. Eu não sei, tinha, eu diria, uma energia muito diferente.(Mas) há tantas diferenças assim, na verdade. Você passa a maior parte do tempo em seus próprios pensamentos, de qualquer forma, então você realmente não nota outras coisas.

02. Eu li que você ficou muito nervoso com as cenas explícitas e de nudez. Como você se preparou para essas cenas?
(Risos) Tantas respostas ridículas passaram pela mente (mais risos). Eu fiz um implante no pênis! Eu não sei, eu meio que, é engraçado porque os espanhóis são muito... Eles não têm problema algum com a nudez, digo, nenhum mesmo, e os ingleses obviamente têm um problema gigante com isso. São coisas como quando eu vi meu pai se trocando para ir nadar, eu fiquei traumatizado com aquilo... Eu realmente não sei o que eu sei, eu só surtei um pouco. (Risos)

03. Então essa foi a parte mais difícil de fazer esse filme?
Não, quero dizer, boa parte dele foi bem complicado. Acredito que, de muitas maneiras, quanto mais eu lia sobre Dalí, mais eu gostava dele, de certa forma, e eu gostava daquilo pelo qual ele tentou passar. Acho que a coisa mais difícil foi o fato de eu não querer desrespeitar a memória dele, especialmente depois de ter conhecido várias pessoas que ele conhecia e coisas assim. As pessoas o admiravam muito, então isso provavelmente foi a coisa mais difícil. (Risos) Eu não quis estragar isso!

04. Você estava interpretando uma pessoa real - Como isso afetou sua preparação? Você estudou muito sobre Dalí?
Sim, quero dizer, isso é muito bom. Há algumas coisas como estudar fotos. Eu nunca havia realmente me concentrado em meu corpo para uma performance antes, bem, não a esse ponto, e há toneladas e mais toneladas de fotos dele e ele tinha uma postura bem estranha... Havia uma foto na qual ele está pontado para algo, e eu achei bem interessante e ficava tentando descobrir "Como você aponto desse jeito?" Então você descobre "Oh, droga. Você coloca seu braço e ohhh..." e de repente você consegue. E então você percebe que está andando do jeito e certo e as pessoas - espanhóis! - sabem quem você está interpretando, sem o bigode, eles sabem imediatamente apenas olhando nos seus olhos, é muito gratificatante. Eu gosto dessa idéia; eu gostaria de fazer isso novamente. E eu sempre estou interessado em interpretar pessoas reais.

05. Kristen Stewart interpretará Joan Jett, um ícone do rock. Há algum ícone do rock que você gostaria de interpretar?
Eu adoraria interpretar Van Morrison, mas duvido que eu consiga o papel (risos).

06. Com quem você gostaria de fazer uma turnê, caso fizesse uma como músico?
Eu gostaria de fazer uma turnê com Kings of Leon. Eu acho que eles são muito bons.

07. Se você não pudesse ser ator nem músico, o que você acha que estaria fazendo?
Eu gostaria de ser um estrategista político ou um spin doctor*. (Risos) Eu gostaria muito de fazer isso. Eu acho que acabarei fazendo em algum momento.

08. Você poderia falar sobre o filme para qual você foi contrato, ou está quase sendo, chamado Memoirs?
Ainda não é definitivo, mas eu acho que se realmente for feito, será um filme fantástico. O script é incrível. Eu acho Jenny Lumet (quem está escrevendo o script) incrível e Allen Coulter (quem está dirigindo) também. Eu acho que poderia dar certo. Eu fiquei bem animado com isso. Eu estava trabalhando no script em New York algumas semanas atrás, e surgiram algumas cosias realmente interessantes.

09. Como você está lidando com a fama intensa e instantânea e com toda essa loucura?
De certa forma, é bem estressante, mas só quando você está sozinho. Quando eu estou com meus amigos, não faz diferença alguma. Eu passo muito tempo sozinho e eu costumava andar sem companhia pelo quarteirão em várias cidades diferentes e, eu não sei, você começa a se sentir um pouco vulnerável, eu acho. (Risos) Bem, vulnerável, não, eu não sei... Para pessoas paranóicas, isso faz com que com que sua imaginação corra desenfreada, então é um pouco estranho. Você acaba saindo bem mesmo (risos). Mas, eu acho que é ainda muito cedo, eu continuo pensando nisso no que diz respeito a conseguir bons trabalhos e coisas assim, então eu realmente não tive uma chance de ser objetivo quanto a minha vida, porque a cada dia há uma coisa nova acontecendo na minha vida. Ao meu ver, tudo parece ridículo, como se a cada dia você estivesse andando pela rua e de repente você encontra alguma coisa e isso começa a se mover muito, muito rápido e você não tem certeza absoluta de que para que direção está indo, mas você pode sentir a força daquilo. É mais ou menos assim.

10. Qual foi a sua experiência mais louca envolvendo fãs?
Teve uma coisa bem estranha, eu estava numa Blockbuster outro dia e eu não tinha me tocado que era o dia em que o DVD (de Crepúsculo) seria lançado, e havia essas duas fãs - ninguém me reconheceu no local - e havia essas duas meninas de 8 anos que chegaram com os pais delas. Elas estavam pegando os DVDs que haviam comprado na pré-venda e elas estavam tremendo e chorando simplesmente porque conseguiram os DVDs delas. Eu achei aquilo bastante incrível, eu não havia visto nada como aquilo antes... Digo, eu tinha visto quando era pessoalmente, quando encontravam comigo. Mas, apenas por pegar um DVD, aquilo foi um tanto quanto louco.

11. Qual foi seu posicionamento em todo aquele drama do casting para Jacob? Quando era possível que Taylor Lautner não conseguisse o papel.
Foi estranho. Quando eu voltei, eu não o via há bastante tempo, não o havia visto desde o verão e quando eu o vi, eu o vi pouco antes dele ser escolhido para o papel, e ele havia engordado uns 50kgs! Eu pensei "Jesus Cristo! Se ele não conseguir o papel, será ridículo". Mas, o que se pode fazer? Havia um vídeo dele no set outro dia fazendo todos esses golpes de luta. Aquele garoto é incrível; ele é um dos atletas mais impressionantes que eu já vi em toda minha vida. Eu não sei, acho que será interessante. Eu ainda não vi nenhuma das cenas dele, mas todo mundo está ficando um pouco louco por ele.

12. COmo é a energia de Lua Nova comparada com a de Crepúsculo? Porque ninguém tinha certeza que Crepúsculo seria um sucesso e agora, obviamente...
Sim, é assustador. É uma experiência muito, muito diferente. Da última vez, nós estávamos apenas... Era muito fácil encontrar todo o elenco junto. Nós jantávamos juntos quase todos os dias e conversávamos sobre o filme abertamente e coisas assim. Agora é difícil até sair do hotel. E todas essas pequenas histórias aleatórias viraram, de algum modo, dignas de notícia, então você tem que ser muito discreto com tudo. Até mesmo se você quer esclarecer alguma coisa no script, por exemplo. É apenas estranho. É bem diferente... Penso que seja muito estranho quando você tem consciência de estar sendo observado.

13. É parecido com o que acontecia quando você estava gravando Potter?
Oh, não, não mesmo. No que diz respeito a Potter, como todos eram muito novos, não havia realmente nenhum boato. Além disso, o modo como gravávamos impossibilitava que fossem tiradas qualquer foto ou o que quer que seja. Era muito privado. E na época em que eu trabalhei nesses filmes, todos que estavam trabalhando dele já o faziam há cinco ou seis ano, então todos se conheciam. Então, nada era realmente interessante. Não havia muita coisa acontecendo. É como se (nos filmes de Crepúsculo), talvez por serem todos um pouco mais velhos, todo dia aparecesse uma nova história. Eu também acho que parte disso deve-se ao fato de que todos esse blogs se tornaram muito mais populares nos últimos anos do que eram naquela época. E eu acho que é nesses sites que a maioria das fofocas começam.

14. Você faria nu frontal completo como Daniel Radcliffe fez?
Acho que dependeria do motivo. É, realmente depende do motivo. E eu não acho que muitas pessoas fossem realmente querer ver isso. Acredito que arruinaria a ilusão. (Risos)

Entrevista: EP3

Before half humanity offered their veins to him, Robert Pattinson frolicked in Lorca’s arms. It’ not a gay fantasy, but Little Ashes , the film where the bloodsucker of Twilight personifies a young Dalí. We checked how much fame has changed him.

The mustache is not deceiving: behind this personification of young Dalí, hides one of the most coveted specimens of nowadays' film industry. A year before personifying the romantic vampire of Twilight, Robert Pattinson, 22, was devoted to the Mediterranean lifestyle in Barcelona. The excuse, the filming of Little Ashes, a recreation of the impossible love lived between the painter and Federico Garcia Lorca which shows us, for example, frolicking butt naked next to his friend and lover underneath the moonlight in the waters of Cadaqués. We caught him just getting off the plane in Vancouver to film New Moon, the second part of the saga conceived by Stephanie Meyer.

EP3. What attracted you about Little Ashes?
Robert Pattinson. - That it’s an exceptional tragedy. I doubt that I can ever reach such level of tragedy in my carrier (laughs). I didn’t have any idea of who Dalí, Lorca and Buñuel were until this movie. And the more I found out about them, the more obsessed I became. Specially, with Dalí’s literary compositions. Many people don’t know this, but he was an incredible writer. I found that I had many things in common with him.

EP3. - For example?
R.P. – He had an enormous self-consciousness about him and how people perceived him. And he worked to manipulate this. It’s something I did throughout my childhood and teenage years.

EP3. - Dalí came out to be a vampire also. What have the casting directors seen in you to brand you like this.
R.P.- It’s weird. During a rehearsal of this movie, Marina Gatell (who interprets Magdalena, Lorca’s inseparable friend) told me: “You Know? You are a vampire”. It was so bizarre. And now that I remember it, it’s even more bizarre (laughs).

EP3. - And what do you think now about your first sex scenes in a movie being with another guy?
R.P.- The worst part is that they’re not romantic at all, they're really traumatic experiences. More than excitement, you feel sorry for both (laughs). It was all so uncomfortable, not only because the first one we did, Javier (Beltrán, who interprets Lorca) and I had just met the day before. but because we filmed with zero intimacy, surrounded by technicians speaking Spanish, a language I didn’t understand, and they were giggling at our expense.

EP3. - Who’s a better kisser, Javier or Kirsten (Stewart, his beloved in Twilight)?
R.P.- Definitively, Javier (laughs).

EP3. - You have said that because of the success of Twilight, it turns out to be difficult for you to carry a normal life. What do you do on your free time?
R.P.- Somehow, work has become my best refuge. Even though it may sound ridiculous, as soon as I get some free time, I start reading scripts. I feel somewhat frustrated for not going to college, so I try desperately to self educate. I have brought like 100 books with me to Vancouver, they’re all scattered all over the hotel room.

EP3.- I have a feeling that it will be very hard for you to disassociate from “Edward The Vampire”. What would be the perfect role that would help you do this?
R.P.- Hey, if you hear of one, let me know (laughs). Anything that has nothing to do with blood, I hope.

EP3. - I have read that a masochistic narcissism drives you to read everything that’s published about you. How often do you google your name?
R.P.- Oh, you’ve seen that on my interview with April’s GQ, right? Dude, I was joking. It sounded like I was a total loser and it made me laugh just saying it, so I did.

EP3. - You should know by now that everything you say is news.
R.P.- Right, but it is so weird to me. And it can be very annoying, because I spend the day apologizing for all this rubbish that I say without even thinking. I have hopes that if I keep contradicting myself all the time, nothing I say will become news anymore (laughs). I’m a blabbermouth, I know…

EP3. - Is there something in particular that you’ve read about yourself that has bothered you?
R.P.- Ehem (clearing his throat) … A couple of days ago, my mom sent me an email, she was very worried, it seems, I’ve been hit in the face with some pole, while shooting New Moon and I was unconscious…. And I haven’t (at the moment of this interview) even rehearsed for any scene yet; I haven’t even set foot in the set!

EP3. - Well the last thing I’ve heard about you was that someone on the set said that you stink, that you smell bad.
R.P.- Yeah, I’ve read it too! Funny thing is that this kind of rumors always comes from “anonymous sources”. But I just arrived in Vancouver! I must smell horrible, 'cause the set is 25 Kilometers from the hotel and I haven’t even been outside the room.

EP3. - You have also said that you would rather pass on having a girlfriend on an atmosphere with a reputation of being so polluted. Have you found anyone that has made you change your mind?
R.P.- Oh, no (laughs). I remember when I was shooting Harry Potter & The Globet of Fire, where I hardly have a small part, that everybody was talking about my then girlfriend. It is so stressing for them. You have to become so reserved about it.

EP3. - You really lived a persecution with Camilla Belle (10,000 B.C.) ….
R.P.- Yeah, but it was different with her. She was only a friend. It was funny for us. The thing is: if she’s not your girlfriend, it doesn’t matter; but if she is, it all turns into a nightmare, everyone wants to know what you’re doing.

EP3. - Have you had a stalker?
R.P.- You won’t believe this, but the last time I felt stalked, was when I was shooting Little Ashes, in Barcelona. A girl would wait for me at my doorstep everyday. The truth is that she was really nice, completely normal, but it all sounds very weird… I don’t know whatever happened to her. Or maybe I was just nuts and she only existed in my head. (laughs)

EP3. - Let’s say you’ve got 8 weeks of vacation starting today, what would you do?
R.P.- I want to travel! That’s why I always look for work in different countries. I think next year I would like to work in Paris for three months.

EP3. - For what Project?
R.P.- Ahhh, we’ll see if I’m going to be a blabbermouth again... It’s a Bel-Ami adaptation, from Guy de Maupassant. Now that I’ve told you, I can go around telling everybody. Besides, I’m sick of people saying “You can only make those Twilight films, you’re nothing more than a fleeting star”. I refuse to accept that! (laughs).

EP3. - Maybe that way you’ll earn to be seated second row at the Oscars, like this year….
R.P.- Oh, man, how embarrassing. I’ve never felt so unworthy of anything in my life. What was I doing there, when I had only made one movie, which would never be nominated in the Academy Awards?

[ In Spanish ]