But, fate dealt him a different hand and he wound up in Twilight.J.K. He sought out small indie flicks that he didn’t think would have mainstream success. After he finished filming Harry Potter, he decided he was going to spend a few years really learning the craft of acting. Ultimately, Pattinson knew he needed to find a less painful form of acting preparation. But I had no concept of how to kind of get into a psyched-up physical state.” Pattinson wanted to act in small movies after ‘Harry Potter’ but he booked ‘Twilight’ But I had all these prosthetic wounds on, and all of the prosthetics would melt off my face, and I’d have to have all of my makeup done again. I was psyching myself up as if I was getting into a fight or something before these scenes, and just screaming into a pillow and fighting, punching myself, and kind of ripping my clothing and stuff. That was basically my only concept of how to prepare for a scene.

“The only thing I really got out of that was just beating yourself up before every single scene. “I think I’d read a book on method acting,” Pattinson admitted. Naturally, he had a fair amount of fear of getting things right. Having only worked on one film prior, The Lighthouse star wasn’t used to such a massive budget and elaborate set design. Of course, working on a film as big as Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire had a steep learning curve. In fact, he credits the film for making him sure that he wanted to pursue acting professionally. Pattinson has made it clear that he enjoyed his time working on Harry Potter. Mike Newell (left) joins actors Katie Leung, Robert Pattinson, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint | John Roca/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Joining the ‘Harry Potter’ cast was very intimidating for Robert Pattinson

He also earned a pretty penny from starring in the film. Being a part of the wizarding world gave the actor his very first brush with fame.

Back in 2005, Pattinson portrayed Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. However, The Batman star was a part of another major film franchise before the Twilight mania began. When many people think of Robert Pattinson, they think of Edward Cullen, the melancholy, vegetarian, vampire.

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