The Remember Me press conference with Robert Pattinson
We catch up with the delectable Robert Pattinson to talk about his new indie-drama and weep-fest, Remember Me.
What did you like about this project?
I'd read tons and tons of scripts over the summer after I did Twilight, I mean, hundreds, and everything seemed to be exactly the same, but with this one - it was Tyler as a character. It seems that most movies which have a young male protagonist as the lead have to be either a virgin to begin with and have to learn everything during the movie, or they go through the trials of the movie and end up completely different person afterwards, but Tyler seems to start off with a lot of baggage and as a very full and developed character, and ends up just being developed in this slightly different way rather than just becoming.
I'd read tons and tons of scripts over the summer after I did Twilight, I mean, hundreds, and everything seemed to be exactly the same, but with this one - it was Tyler as a character. It seems that most movies which have a young male protagonist as the lead have to be either a virgin to begin with and have to learn everything during the movie, or they go through the trials of the movie and end up completely different person afterwards, but Tyler seems to start off with a lot of baggage and as a very full and developed character, and ends up just being developed in this slightly different way rather than just becoming.
You're very sweet with the young girl who plays your sister in the film - tell us about that relationship?
I don't have any younger brothers or sisters - I've got two older - and I think I always wanted a younger sibling, not that I have anything against my sisters! But Ruby's just one of the best actresses I've ever worked with. She's surprisingly articulate about her character. When I first met her she seemed like a very normal kid and then the more she talked about her character and her character's development, I mean she could talk about it for hours and she could also improvise for hours and hours and hours. She was really amazing.
I don't have any younger brothers or sisters - I've got two older - and I think I always wanted a younger sibling, not that I have anything against my sisters! But Ruby's just one of the best actresses I've ever worked with. She's surprisingly articulate about her character. When I first met her she seemed like a very normal kid and then the more she talked about her character and her character's development, I mean she could talk about it for hours and she could also improvise for hours and hours and hours. She was really amazing.
Tyler is quite an angry, punchy young man - how did you psych yourself up for the fight scenes and have you been in many fights yourself?I haven't been in a fight for quite a long time. I'm too scared now; if I got into a fight now someone would probably just kill me in 30 seconds! I liked a lot of Tyler's character, the rebelliousness and the audaciousness of it, because it is a kind of a fantasy of myself. 'I'm the type of guy who randomly gets into fights. I do it all the time!' But I'm not really. [Chris Cooper] is like unbelievably strong - it's terrifying...The fight I had at the beginning I was doing with a stunt guy and I hit him with what I thought was my full strength - I hit his face about four times, and every time I was like "I'm sorry I'm sorry", and he was like "It's fine, I can't even feel it", and I was like "doesn't it even hurt?"...That was kind of an ego deflator!
We know and love you for playing the deep and brooding types, like Tyler and of course Edward. Could you ever see yourself taking a more light hearted approach, say like a comedy?
I did do lighter stuff before Twilight came out, it just so happens that twilight has become so much about this archetypal brooding person. I never thought that Tyler was that brooding to be honest, and now every single thing says 'Oh brood, brood, brood'! I guess I like to play broken, troubled characters - it just seems more interesting, especially as I'm not particularly broken or troubled myself! I'm doing something now which is still quite dark but the character isn't so fractured, he's incredibly focused and has a lot of confidence in himself and nothing can really shake his confidence.
I did do lighter stuff before Twilight came out, it just so happens that twilight has become so much about this archetypal brooding person. I never thought that Tyler was that brooding to be honest, and now every single thing says 'Oh brood, brood, brood'! I guess I like to play broken, troubled characters - it just seems more interesting, especially as I'm not particularly broken or troubled myself! I'm doing something now which is still quite dark but the character isn't so fractured, he's incredibly focused and has a lot of confidence in himself and nothing can really shake his confidence.
And finally, what is your favourite type of biscuit?
I do like a Hobnob.
I do like a Hobnob.
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