Rob Pattinson, aka Edward Cullen in the ‘Twilight’ juggernaut, chats about rioting fans, working with Kristen Stewart, Perez Hilton, ‘New Moon,’ and one girl who was begging for a bite.

By Sona Charaipotra

Just days before Twilight pandemonium is unleashed at a theater near you, Robert Pattinson, who plays the dreamy vampire Edward in the film adaptation of the Stephenie Meyer bestseller, still manages to work the mellow Brit vibe. We caught up with the actor during a quiet moment on the whirlwind promo jaunt for the movie, which hits theaters Nov. 21, to chat about his music, those adoring (if bold) Twilighters, and being one of Perez’s boys.

I’ve been hearing about the fans just going crazy at the promo events for Twilight. You’re bearing the brunt of it, huh?
It’s been fun. It’s weird, I get to a city and I always get told there was a riot earlier on. By the time I get there, it’s always quieted down a bit. But it is pretty nuts. I thought it might happen in one city, but it’s happening everywhere, in every single city we go to, around the world. It’s pretty crazy.

What’s the weirdest thing that’s happened so far?
Well, this was in New York, at the Apple store. This really, really young girl came up on stage, and she asked me to bite her, but like in such a passionate way — it wasn’t really fun and games, “Hey, will you bite me, haha, joking!” She’d made up her mind, she got on the stage, and she wanted it. Like a real vampire bite.

So did you bite her?
Yeah, I did!

You did?
No, I didn’t, really. Of course not. But it was really funny. It’s just so strange how I go to these events and a lot of the people who are there are just completely convinced that I’m Edward. I’m really the character from the book, there is no Robert Pattinson. It’s so funny. And they react in that way, not as if I’m just an actor.

Do you get stalked when you’re just walking down the street on your own? Do people recognize you?
I don’t even know. I mean, I haven’t really done anything normal for ages now. God, it’s been so long since I’ve even just walked down the street by myself. Actually, in New York, it didn’t really happen. I went off on my own a bit. But it’s really strange just being in airports and there are people there waiting for you to get off the plane with their cameras, and you’re just exhausted. It’s so weird. That’s the biggest change I’ve noticed.

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