I keep forgetting I’m speaking in an American accent sometimes. The dangerous thing is that you end up forgetting what your real accent is after a while! It’s really strange; I’ve never done a job in an American accent before.
I’m afraid of buying a house or anything, ’cause if there’s one paparazzi outside for one day, then they’ll never leave.
Since the day I finished shooting there’s been at least one person come up to me every single day and then after the trailer came out, at least four. It’s absolutely bizarre to me. This was before there was any systematic promotion of the movie. It’s just completely nuts.
I’ll probably go to London and hide.
The Golden Globes are always fun because everyone’s drinking.
Cosmopolis is the movie of my life. I didn’t consider myself an actor before, even if I had 10 years of acting behind me. I always felt like a fraud, and inappropriate. I doubt a lot. David Cronenberg gave me confidence in myself. He changed my way of acting and thinking in this industry.
Whenever I have to do anything fan-related there’s always a whole bunch of people. My brain kind of shuts down when there are loads of people screaming at me. I’m not thinking at all so I can’t really remember what’s happened immediately afterwards.
It’s funny, people were asking me how I’d feel when it all ends, on the first movie, and I don’t think I’ve ever felt more completely bewildered, knowing that I only have a month of Twilight stuff left to do.
I had a stalker while filming a movie in Spain last year. She stood outside of my apartment I used every day for weeks, all day, every day. I was so bored and lonely that I went out and had dinner with her. I just complained about everything in my life and she never came back.
It’s insane. I’ve had girls throwing themselves at me since the hype started. Now the film’s out I can’t walk down the street without being pounced on. All my life I’ve hated crowds. Now I only have to step outdoors and I’m at the centre of one. It’s very cool but it’s very uncomfortable too.
I don’t want people to hate me. I basically do whatever I want. But one of the aspects of what I want is, I want people to like me!
I’m curious to see what happens in England because in all this madness I think I can always go home to England and it’ll all turn off.
I definitely want to record an album, direct a film and start my own religion.
Smaller movies are great because you don’t have to argue with so many people all the time. But really I like arguing so there’s a balance either way.
Shooting on the street in Brazil – compared to people trying to sneak a picture of something, if you’re shooting in the States or Canada – people would literally just try to grab you.
I am a big fan of music and clothing style of the 1960s. Whether in England or the United States, I like everything from that time.
I thought I knew it all. Again, I knew absolutely nothing.
I wasn’t at all focused on school, and I didn’t achieve much. But I’ve got a sense of urgency now. I feel I can’t let any more time waste away.
My dad says he likes to bask in my glow.
Only for practical reasons. To find out if I said something stupid in an interview. So I can limit the damage.