Rob Pattinson talked with New Zealand Herald about dealing with his new-found über-fame, playing Edward a second time around, and the traits of vampires he is not interested in having.

On the comparisons with Leonardo Dicaprio:

He’s also bemused by the frequent comparisons made between him, Jude Law and Leonardo DiCaprio – who personally endorsed Pattinson’s burgeoning career and teen heartthrob status by declaring; “finally there’s someone to take that burden off me”.

“When I heard Leonardo DiCaprio had said that, I just thought; ‘Wow, that’s so cool,’ because that guy’s had the best career of any young actor,” enthuses Pattinson. “You can virtually guarantee anything he’s in will be good. That’s the type of career I’d like to have too.”

On being glad he isn’t a vampire:

“When you think about it, being a vampire means you have to kill people and feed on their blood, but all you get in return is you can run really fast, or throw things around. That’s kind of a lame trade-off,” he surmises.

“It’s the same with living forever. I wouldn’t want to, under any circumstance. I don’t think anyone would want to, would they? It’s like my great aunt.

“She’s 97 and a very, very funny woman but every time I talk to her she says things like; ‘When you next come to see me, can you please bring me some poison?’ I’m like; ‘Yeah, OK’ because I know what she means. Live forever? I couldn’t think of anything worse…”

See the whole article here.

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