‘I’m very unromantic’

ROBERT PATTINSON’S ROLE as a brooding vampire in the Twilight series has earned him a huge female fan following, but the young actor describes himself as an “unromantic” person and says he has no intention of having a girlfriend in the near future.

And though fans have been speculating about his ‘relationship’ with co-star Kirsten Stewart, Pattinson is candid enough to admit though he wanted to take their friendship to the next level, nothing has worked out yet. Excerpts from the interview:


Does it feel strange to be the centre of attention all of a sudden? Do female fans ask you to give them your fangs treatment?

I never thought it would be so big and still I can’t believe it. I’m actually not ready to handle this big stardom, but I’m glad that I am learning it at such an early age. I’ve come across so many instances where the female fans ask me to bite them on the neck. Not just this, I am amazed that these fans include not just young teenagers but females ranging from seven-eight years old to 60-70 years old. They all talk the same way and demand the same thing, a bite on their neck! It’s so strange and weird. But my answer is the same, ‘Look I can’t do it, it might hurt you.’

Do you forsee any danger of being typecast in the blood sucker’s role?

Yes, I feel a danger of being typecast in this role, but am sure my other films will break any such notion of people and industry. I’m happy that I’ve immediate projects to make a mark and prove myself as a versatile actor.

You started out as a model. And you’ve said you look androgynous, so do you have to deal with unwanted male attention?

No, I’m happy that no such thing happened and even if it would have, I would have handled it well as I’m pretty ‘straight’.

How do you deal with the female following? And how does your girlfriend react to it?

I try and stay cool and behave as a normal person, which I still think I am. I don’t have a girlfriend so I need not worry. Neither do I want to have a girlfriend any time soon, at least not when I’m in this kind of environment. I’m very unromantic, I just read or watch films. I’m actually very boring, so I’m okay single, I guess.

What about Kirsten Stewart?

We are just very good friends. I did propose to her on the sets. She doubted my seriousness though and even I felt it was too early. I don’t know how it happened. Actually, we used to spend some real fun moments together on the sets and I just went ahead and thought of taking it to another level. Well nothing as such worked out but we still remained buddies. Then one day we read about our affair in some gossip magazine followed by all the media making a hue and cry about it. I admit to my proposal; so why would I hide our relationship? So once again I take a chance to deny any such relation with Kirsten.

Will you be associated with the Twilight series in the future? What are you doing next?

Yes, I’m still a part of Twilight franchise and our next in this series is Eclipse. My future projects are Remember Me, Breaking Dawn, Bel Ami and Unbound Captives with Rachel Weiss and Hugh Jackman.

How do you handle all the fame that has come your way?

I feel encouraged and proud of my decision to act instead of pursuing music. I don’t know how I handle it. It’s just happening and I’m still learning. Money and fame are also a part of my normal routine and I try to manage it simply without any airs in mind. I’m an artist first.