Robert Pattinson on how he feels about sneaky photos

 

Steven T Hanley from The Quietus recently spoke with Josh Safdie about Good Time and this is what Josh had to say about Rob and how he genuinely feels when his privacy is invaded:

I remember you were saying that Robert Pattinson had something similar to PTSD from all the Twilight stuff. You almost channelled that social anxiety into his role.

JS Yeah he acted like a man on the run, I mean I remember one time we were doing a location scout very early on. I was taking him around places that I grew up. We were under an underpass near the Queens central mall and we were getting empanadas – and all of a sudden I see this look wash over on his face and I was like “What’s going on with him right now?” he wasn’t paying attention to me and then I slowly realised everyone had their phones out, everyone was taking pictures of him. It was almost like they were zombies, and then he’s like “Do you mind if we go around the corner?” so we went around the corner and he admitted to me and said “It’s kind of like being in Vietnam, like I have this trauma. Whenever it comes and I’m face to face with it I get reminded of not having an identity and being robbed all the time” You know, it really did feel like he was a man on the run like constantly like “Where do I need to go?” [My emphasis]

Click on the link to read the full interview where Josh talks about filming Good Time – it’s a great read.