Move over Zac Efron…Have 당신 met the High School Musical star?
We met at an awards show. He’s the new face of success. But he’s all the opposite of what I thought he would be. He’s so honest and down to earth. You’d think he’s so prepared for the press, but he’s not.
What do 팬 say about 당신 when they meet 당신 in person?
They are increadibly opinionated. They have very clear ideas as to how I should live my life. Who knew 15 years old could be so moralistic?
Is it true that 당신 did castings for vampire characters before?
Yes, I did an audition for True Blood, but that didn’t work out. I didn’t think I would get the role of Edward Cullen either, because the character is very enigmatic. I didn’t want to play the biggest vampire stereotype, so I tried to humanize him.
When 당신 got the role a lot of 팬 were very angry…
They didn’t want me. They sent me hate messages and the Internet was full of comments. They said I looked like a bum.
Do 당신 understand why Edward appeals so much to young girls?
No, I don’t get why people like this character in such an obsessive level. The fact that he’s so polite and opens doors for girls, all that. I don’t get why teenagers like this stuff.
Did 당신 get along with Kristen Stewart?
In the beginning I thought: “She’s so serious, so I have to be very serious too”. And I went on without talking to her for like two weeks. She must have thought I was stuck up. I only spoke to her about the movie, other movies, books, serious stuff. But I felt like an idiot. I dropped the act and we got along great.
It’s been said on numerous occasions that you’re in 사랑 with her and that 당신 proposed to her on the set of the movie.
I don’t remember that happening, but if that’s what she said, then it’s true.
How did your career being?
I started as a model when I was 12. I was the youngest one in the agency. I was so skinny, I looked like a girl, and back then the whole androgenous look was in. Then I did some amateur theater and then I began to go to castings.
And 당신 were chosen for Reese Witherspoon’s movie Vanity Fair.
Yes, but my part was cut from the movie. That’s how I got Harry Potter, the casting director felt guilty.
Why didn’t 당신 get 더 많이 roles after Harry Potter?
I went on several auditions but they kept telling me I was scary….
And your agent sent 당신 to LA to do 더 많이 castings and 당신 got the role of Edward. Weren’t 당신 sent to media training after 당신 were chosen for the role?
Yes. My agent kept getting messages like “he’s resisting the training!” (laughs), I just didn’t want to answer like I was a robot. Not even little children like to hear the same answers, it’s boring!
What have 당신 been up to since 당신 finished Twilight?
I’ve been living in LA. I learned how to drive and I’ve been exploring the city. It’s a very different culture from London. There isn’t many pubs and people here don’t get how normal it is in 런던 to just go out for a beer. They think it’s bizarre.
Do 당신 have a car yet?
A 1989 BMW convertible. The 바꿀 수 있는, 컨버터블 상단, 맨 위로 is broken, the dashboard caught on 불, 화재 when I was driving and the back seats look like a 쓰레기통, 쓰레기 수거통 with all my old trash. And I just hope the red button that just turned on isn’t something I should worry about. (laughs).
Have 당신 made any new 프렌즈 in Hollywood?
A couple. Most of them are from the industry. I go out with club promoters and PR people. I always get my picture taken coming out of the dodgiest places. It’s embarrasing. I went out everyday for like a week until I realized that people must think I was some sort of drunk.
What do 당신 do on your spare time?
I’m a musician. I know all actors say they’re musicians, but I’ve been doing it for years. I play the 피아노 since I was four and classical 기타 since I was five. I just started playing blues and similar stuff. I’m not a virtuoso, but I’m not that bad either.
You used to be seen playing in little bars.
I did it a couple of times, until some people filmed me and put me up on youtube. They ruined the experience. Now it would be impossible to play again like that.
Who’s your 가장 좋아하는 musician?
봉고차, 반 Morrison. I own all his albums.
Your sister is in the 음악 business as well, isn’t she?
Lizzy had a very successful song with her band Aurora. My other sister works in advertising. I’m the youngest.
They treated 당신 like their own doll, didn’t they?
They dressed me up like a girl, yes! (laughs). But it all changed when I turned 12.
You play Salvador Dali in 당신 다음 movie, how was the experience?
It’s marked a before and an after. I got obsessed with Dali, read everything I could about him. It’s the first role in which I could reflect about it 더 많이 seriously. He was the weirdest bloke, but I feel I understood him. He was very, very shy.
It looks like 당신 have a bright future a head of you.
It’s funny how things change. After being unemployed for so long, 당신 start thinking “I’m not gonna mess this up again”. So now, I’ll only think about how I’m going to play a role. My only concern is to not mess this up. I don’t want to be an idiot and that’s a real possibility.
