Robert Pattinson speaks out from the set of 'The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn'
This morning, Robert Pattinson ("Edward Cullen" in the Twilight Saga) called into The Ryan Seacrest Show on 102.7 KIIS FM, smack dab in the middle of production for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn.
"I'm calling from somewhere in the middle of nowhere in Canada, in a big pile of mud and rain and cold . . . I honestly have no idea where I am, by some trees in Canada," he explained. During the interview, production noises could be heard, and Pattinson explained that he was "kind of sliding down a mudhill" and "thrown down a pit" so as "to find a place [he would] not . . . get run over."
A few subjects of note came up during the talk, one of which is the irony of his character's name ("Jacob") in Water For Elephants as contrasted with the Team Edward versus Team Jacob dynamic which runs so strongly throughout the Saga.
"It is quite funny, as soon as I read it that was . . . actually one of my main concerns, one of my only concerns . . . I think that the fact that he's Polish as well . . . kind of takes away from it . . . it's very different from Twilight," he laughed.
"It's sort of a big beautiful old-fashioned love story . . . set in the '30s . . . me and Reese Witherspoon playing lovers, it's very sweet," he elaborated. One of the interesting stories coming off of his work on the film has been his strong working relationship with and respect for the movie's elephant, Tai, which portrays "Rosie," an important and influential circus creature.
"It's completely amazing . . . working with kids or elephants . . . they're the most kind of sophisticated, gentle creatures you could hope to work with. I mean right from the very first day . . . when I met Tai who plays Rosie in the movie . . . she was with five or six other elephants, and it is kind of intimidating in the beginning, especially when they're standing on their back legs. . . I got carried around in her mouth and stuff . . . and you suddenly realize how incredible they are," he said.
As for how he's been enjoying life lately . . . "I'm pretty happy with the way things have gone, stayed working stayed busy . . . all you can ask for."
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