Rob talks about Water for Elephants, working with Oscar winners and animals, meeting Tai, filming the love scene with Reese, living in hotels for 3 years, wanting to be a hobo, what he misses the most about London, his friends, where he wants to live, how to avoid paparazzi. And the cutest “off camera moment” in the end.
Steve Wright in The Afternoon on BBC2 has Robert Pattinson & Reese Witherspoon visiting today.
Here’s a link to listen live on BBC’s radio: Steve Wright in The Afternoon
Listen here to the interview
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Rob’s interview starts around 2:50
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Red Carpet interview
First pictures of Robert Pattinson & Reese Witherspoon on The Graham Norton Show. Which will air this Friday, on BBC1 at 10:40PM (UK Time). Also features actor Hugh Laurie & comedian Shappi Khorsandi
Westfield London Red Carpet Coverage
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From Sky News:
Robert Pattinson says he still lives a normal life – some of the time – and is not worried about life after Twilight.
The star of the teen franchise was speaking at the premiere of his new film Water for Elephants, with the usual hordes of screaming fans in tow.
Westfield Shopping Centre in London was packed with R Patz fans desperate to catch a glimpse of the actor and unconcerned the film was not part of the Twilight saga.
Some had queued for over 32 hours and one group had travelled from Italy to be at the premiere of the film, which also stars Reese Witherspoon and Christoph Waltz.
Pattinson’s co-stars explained his appeal. “He has a sun in his smile, he lights up everything – it’s amazing, it’s beautiful,” they said.
He definitely appeared less overwhelmed than he was at the first couple of Twilight premieres.
Pattinson told Sky News the madness has become easier to take: “You never get used to it but it does lose its novelty and you do adapt to it. I’m not overwhelmed by it anymore.”
But he said he has yet to master the art of disguise: “I could wear a mask and people would still recognise me.”
Pattinson posed with fans at the premiere
So can he still do normal things like buy a paper or go for a pint?
“Yes I can still do normal stuff – it just depends where you go – you can’t go anywhere with screaming girls!”
In Water for Elephants R Patz stars as Jacob, a veterinary student who falls in love with a star performer in a circus played by Witherspoon.
She told Sky News: “I have a feeling (tonight) is more about Rob than me. It’s been a unique experience and something I’ve never seen before. I just turn to him and say ‘have you ever seen a premiere like this before?’ and he goes ‘yeah, yeah I have’.”
Waltz added: “(The fans) they’re not crazy at all. They’re enjoying themselves, that’s a different form of partying and it’s really contagious and they’re lovely.” So on the strength of the turnout at the premiere it looks as if Pattinson has a life beyond the Twilight Zone.
He said he is reasonably relaxed about the future and not concerned with type casting.
“I’m not worried about it. I won’t be until it happens – and it’s not happening yet”.
Water for Elephants is now on general release.
Ok, we admit it. We were just ever so slightly giddy at the thought of meeting Robert Pattinson at the London premiere of his new movie Water For Elephants. Actually, that might be just the teeniest bit of an understatement.
We can confirm that he was every bit the gentleman we hoped he would be and even better looking in the flesh (if that’s possible). Yep, we got it bad.
Find out what he had to say about the film plus what he thought of the Royal Wedding in our exclusive video (above).
We also caught up with the likes of Marvin JLS, Rochelle from the Saturdays and the camptastic Harry from TOWIE who all revealed who their fantasy big screen co-star would be.
Enjoy!
According to the Official 7PM Project Site, Rob & Reese will be appearing on the show this Friday night – 6th May.
Thanks to @lizdexandivy for the tip. / via
Your character Jacob is a natural with animals but are you and did you have pets growing up?
Rob: I just had a dog growing up so I don’t know if I’m a natural with anything. I like animals a lot. I’ve never really… I’m very trusting in them. I trust them more than I trust people. I think there is some kind of connection in that.
Reese got to go to circus school. Were you jealous and what circus trick would you learn if you could?
Rob: I’d love to learn how to juggle. I’m physically incapable of juggling. It’s very annoying. Circus school is tough. I mean she had to go there every day. And they’re really hard on the performers. I mean it’s like a bootcamp. I was really glad I didn’t have to do anything. I was like, I’m not a performer. I don’t know anything about the circus. My part doesn’t involve anything so it was great. I just got to hang out with animals for my part. It was very simple.
Was it surreal seeing yourself as an old man?
Rob: Yeah definitely. I’m curious as to whether that is what I’m going to look like. I love the fact that Hal…[stomach grumbles] my stomach will not shut up…that Hal is so in demand as an actor at 84 years old. It’s insane. It’s an incredible life.
Would you still like to be doing it then?
Rob: I don’t know. I’d love to be in demand for something. I just have a feeling that I’m going to be one of those crazy old people that not even their own family want to see.
We had the Royal Wedding this weekend. Did you celebrate it at all?
Rob: I was in Paris working and I was doing these interviews and the TV was behind the interviewer so I was watching it. I was surprised how interesting I thought it was. It was nice to see everyone look so happy in England. Because everyone normally looks so miserable walking down the street and you see everyone waving their flags. It looks very sweet.
You’re coming to the end of filming Twilight. Do you think you’ll hang out with the cast afterwards?
Rob: I really hope so. It’s such a big part of our lives. I get on with everyone really well. Literally everyone in the cast I’m great friends with. So I would hope so. I can’t imagine not doing that. I mean, especially in LA. I mean most of my closest friends in America are people I worked on Twilight with.
You’ve been voted Most Stylish Man 2011 by GLAMOUR readers. Do you see yourself as a style icon?
Rob: It’s funny because I think I do. But no one who knows me notices. There are a lot of different things that I do. I swear a lot of people repeat my little gimmicks. Or maybe I’m completely insane. I used to mis… [Rob suddenly stops] do up my shirt buttons wrong and I see a lot of people doing that now.
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