Apparently We All Have Valium To Thank For Robert Pattinson's Portrayal Of Edward Cullen In "Twilight"

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Apparently We All Have Valium To Thank For Robert Pattinson's Portrayal Of Edward Cullen In "Twilight"

Robert Pattinson has been KILLING IT over the past few years with his critically acclaimed works: Good Time, The Lighthouse, Tenet, and, most recently, The Batman.

However, real fans of R. Patz remember him from his younger, humbler days when he starred in this indie franchise called Twilight*.

Well, in an interview with GQ, Robert Pattinson broke down some of his most iconic roles over the years, one of them being Edward Cullen. I personally thought that R. Patz was born to play the dazzling, yet tortured vampire, but little did I know, Rob almost didn't even make it to the audition!

"I'd started to develop this absolute terror of auditions," Pattinson admitted in his interview. "I'd be...so enthusiastic about something and the day of the audition...my confidence would totally collapse."

Rob told his agent — who's couch he was living on at the time — that he was "freaking out" and didn't want to audition anymore, to which she suggested that he take a Valium.

Rob recalls bringing this "spacey and detached" energy into his portrayal of Edward...which ultimately landed him the role!

The more you know, y'all. Hope you enjoyed that lil' tidbit.

Tune into GQ's Character Break Down with Robert Pattinson to hear more fun tidbits about his past roles:

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Factbox-Young techies underpin Musk's drive to slash size of US government

Colombia's president orders national oil company to cancel US venture over environmental concerns

Democrats question diversion of federal law enforcement officers to Trump migrant crackdown

US Senate confirms Trump's nominee Pam Bondi as attorney general

Trump nominee Pam Bondi confirmed by Senate as US attorney general

Court upholds suspension of LSU professor who vulgarly criticized Trump and Louisiana Governor

Francis Scott Key Bridge to begin rebuilding after Baltimore collapse: See new design

Police in Long Island county will team up with ICE for Trump's immigration crackdown

Trump announces withdrawal from UN human rights body and halt to funding for Palestinian refugees

Fed's Jefferson: Rates likely to fall over medium term

Ex-Google engineer faces new US charges he stole AI secrets for Chinese companies

Washington D.C. judge rules that Proud Boys will lose trademark to members of Black church

'Open wounds': Tulsa, Oklahoma, mayor backs new plan for reparations for race massacre victims

Multiple people killed in ‘worst mass shooting in Swedish history,’ authorities say

State Dept orders shutdown of USAID overseas missions, recalls staff, sources say

Neo-Nazi leader found guilty of plotting attack on Maryland power grid

Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles' 'lost years'

The Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice winners capture nature at its fiercest

Diamond District raid allegedly linked to burglary of Bengals QB Joe Burrow's home, sources say

Robert Pattinson has been KILLING IT over the past few years with his critically acclaimed works: Good Time, The Lighthouse, Tenet, and, most recently, The Batman.

However, real fans of R. Patz remember him from his younger, humbler days when he starred in this indie franchise called Twilight*.

Well, in an interview with GQ, Robert Pattinson broke down some of his most iconic roles over the years, one of them being Edward Cullen. I *personally* thought that R. Patz was born to play the dazzling, yet tortured vampire, but little did I know, Rob almost didn't even make it to the audition!

"I'd started to develop this absolute terror of auditions," Pattinson admitted in his interview. "I'd be...so enthusiastic about something and the day of the audition...my confidence would totally collapse."

Rob told his agent — who's couch he was living on at the time — that he was "freaking out" and didn't want to audition anymore, to which she suggested that he take a Valium.

Rob recalls bringing this "spacey and detached" energy into his portrayal of Edward...which ultimately landed him the role!

The more you know, y'all. Hope you enjoyed that lil' tidbit.

Tune into GQ's Character Break Down with Robert Pattinson to hear more fun tidbits about his past roles:

Latest Stories

Well, in an interview with GQ, Robert Pattinson broke down some of his most iconic roles over the years, one of them being Edward Cullen. I personally thought that R. Patz was born to play the dazzling, yet tortured vampire, but little did I know, Rob almost didn't even make it to the audition!