> Episode 006 "It's Just Weird"

Isabel: Hello and welcome to the Pattycast. I’m Isabel.

Joy: And I’m Joy.

Tara: And I’m Tara.

Isabel: Happy After-Christmas-and-almost-New-Year’s. To everybody. And whatever it is that you celebrate. How was your holidays guys? How were your holidays?

Tara: Mine was really, really, good. I got a new digital camera.

Isabel: Oh yeah, I saw that, that’s awesome.

Joy: Yeah, a little blue one, very cute.

Tara: Yeah, it is, cuz my other one was cracked. And I received a lotta coffee. Yay! Someone must’ve been listening to the last Pattycast. And I just got a lot of stuff. A lot of gift cards, I’m spoiled.

Joy: Mine was good. I’m enjoying being back. I got a new iPod, very exciting.

Isabel: Oh, I’m gonna miss Romilda. I remember when you got Romilda.

Joy: Good old Romilda. Yeah, she’s been retired to my mother, my mother is now going to be taking care of her. But I named the new one Alice, very cute. Yes, I’m good, what’ve you been doing?

Isabel: I’m good. We had a really tame Christmas. We’re snowed in so it was just us. Yeah it snowed for about a week straight.

Joy: Wow.

Isabel: Yeah, it’s slowly melting now, so it’s a big slushy mess out, and I can’t wait till it completely melts so I can take walks in the woods, again.

Tara: Very Cullen-ish.

Joy: I was just gonna say that!

Isabel: I can’t help it. I live in Forks, basically. We were driving in the road, I guess just up to the house and the bend had ice all over the road and I was like, “Oh my God, I live in a movie.”

Joy: That’s hilarious.

Isabel: Or a book. Well let’s, let’s jump into the news. We just wanna plow into the news tonight cuz there’s a lot of stuff we wanna talk about in the end. So, Little Ashes, we have a release date now, March 27th , 2009, running time of 140 minutes, a rating of ‘R’.

Joy: The Movie Fanatic actually has been doing a series about Little Ashes and they’ve got their promotional blitz and they’ve been working really hard to promote it, but they have a really great little quote from Rob and he says: “I’ve never related to a character more than him, [about Dali] which is really weird, because everyone thinks that he’s some nut-job.” Which I think is perfect. It’s true.

Isabel: It is perfect, it’s true.

Joy: I love that he made that statement. Maybe this is just my little dream world, my hope that people will say, “Oh, he’s not Edward Cullen.” But I dunno.

Isabel: Yeah laughter. One can hope. But people are shunning Little Ashes, they don’t wanna hear about it.

Joy: Really?

Isabel: We get e-mails about, “Is there a gay subtext in this movie? He better not do this.” Or, “Dear Rob, please don’t do Little Ashes, it’ll ruin your career.” Do you remember those?

Tara: Oh, yeah.

Joy: Yeah, we’ve gotten quite a few from just people who are, well--there’s not a word for that. There is, but I’m not going to say it.

Isabel: Yeah.

Laughter

Joy: But yeah, people just are like, “Oh this will ruin your life.” And I’m thinking it’s just a movie.

Isabel: You really need to get out more.

Joy: Yeah, but I thought it was interesting that he really related to the character of Dali because Dali was a very odd person. Very internal, very…

Tara: Eccentric.

Joy: Eccentric, thank you; that was the word I was looking for. Just the fact that he’s saying, “This is the character that I related to.” And he’s played some great characters, I mean he’s done some really weird--not weird--but, quirky characters.

Isabel: Like Daniel Gale

Tara: How about Toby Jugg?

Isabel: Toby Jugg, too!

Joy: Oh yeah, that was messed up, man.

Isabel: That was strange.

Joy: I’m glad he doesn’t relate to Toby Judd, cuz I ---

Laughter

Isabel: Moving on, we’ve got a lot of news.

Joy: Well, a couple of weeks ago, we also found out that Rob was originally supposed to be playing Lorca, and not Dali in the film.

Isabel: That’s very interesting.

Joy: Which is very interesting to me because Lorca seems to be a little bit more of a straight-forward character, and that’s just going from what we’ve seen so far, but it’s Dali who’s the real like, wild child of the movie, I think. But this is what he says about that casting, he said, “Well, I was attached to that for about, I guess, about two years, and I was initially going to play [Federico] García Lorca. And somehow… I don’t know what happened. They asked me to read for Dali, and that was about a year after I—it took ages to get this film made. It was a really interesting script, and about a year after I was in mind for Lorca I read for Dali, and about a year after that they suddenly said, “Oh, we’ve got money, we’re doing it in Spain, and it stars in four days!” [laughter] So I came and I just thought it would be kind of fun—I mean, you know the stuff Dali makes, kind of crazy—and I thought it would be quite fun to do.” So, he goes on and on talking about it, but I thought it was really interesting that he was originally supposed to play Lorca and then they were like, “Oh, just read for Dali.” And then they switched. And I don’t really know a lot about casting, but I think that, I kind of always thought that once you cast somebody you kind of stick with it.

Isabel: They probably saw that he was more complex than the average bear.

Laughter

Isabel: What?

Joy: True. Definitely more complex than the average bear, I would agree with that.

Isabel: Yeah, it’s true.

Joy: Well, to continue on with that, The Movie Fanatic also had a great interview with the writer of Little Ashes, Philippa Gossett, I guess is her name, and she talks a little bit about Rob and about her favorite scenes, which I thought were really great quotes. This is her quote about Rob: “Robert Pattinson was as friendly, approachable and fun to be around in our downtime as he was a true professional while on set, and his commitment to becoming Salvador Dali was extremely impressive - and paid off in generating a performance which I personally think is extraordinary.” I think that’s really a great way to describe him, you know? Just being fun and approachable, which I think we see a lot of him, but also being really professional, which is great. I think that’s just really high praise, coming from someone like a screenwriter, who you know, put blood sweat and tears into this. Having them say that your performance was extraordinary? I mean, that’s--that’s extremely high praise.

Isabel: It is.

Joy: And she also talks about her favorite scene, which is kind of interesting. This is what she says: “The other scene I was enormously interested to see how it would turn out is the last scene in the film, where Rob basically had the challenge of trying to convey a huge number of very different emotions to go from being completely broken down as a character to reconstructing himself as the Dalí we know. And because of time constraints we had just one shot at it and we did it all straight through. The cameraman had the camera strapped to his body and he was following Rob around, and Rob had maybe ten minutes to pull it off and he did the most extraordinary job. So I'm amazed by that!” That I’m kind of like not--I don’t even know what to expect from that.

Isabel: I know, I can’t wait to see it.

Joy: I mean like, what kind of scene is that? It must be really phenomenal.

Isabel: Yeah, and people are gonna be like, “Oh he’s not Edward.” Well yeah, he’s not. Sooo…

Joy: Yeah, I’m hoping that this will be really good for him. I mean, I’m sure it will be. I’m really glad that it’s gonna be released into theaters soon. March is a great date because everyone’s still kind of on the Rob/Twilight high, you know?

Isabel: Exactly.

Joy: So a lot of people are gonna go see it. Because it’ll be in that time where we’re like “Oh, Twilight’s kind of winding down.”

Isabel: There’s also starting to film, too, so--

Joy: Exactly. So I hope it’ll get good press. I mean, I say good press--I hope good press--but, some kind of good press but I think it’s gonna get a lot of recognition. This’ll be really good for him. So. That’s that. That’s all I’ve gotta say.

Isabel: Okay, moving on, How to Be. So we have a quote from a new Variety interview, and it said that it’s almost impossible to market, so, what do you think that is? I think it’s because people think it’s not easily identifiable, but I don’t agree with that at all. I think a lot of people seem to want to see this movie. Not just because he’s in it.

Joy: Yeah, I was really confused by why he said that, and that was actually Rob saying that, that it’s almost impossible to market, and is it just because it’s like a quirky plot? Or like, maybe they’re--I don’t know. It was just kind of an odd quote and that’s why I threw it in here, because I was thinking there must be some way to market it because--

Tara: Yeah.

Isabel: Well I think it’s the opposite, cuz there are a lot of people who are around that age who are completely lost and don’t know what they’re doing, and they’re just doing whatever it is--

Tara: Mhmm.

Isabel: And I think that there are a lot of people that can relate to that and wanna see it.

Joy: Yeah, I agree, what do you think, Tara?

Tara: Yeah, I agree, because it was funny because when I was watching the trailer of that movie I was kinda like, “Holy crap, that’s kinda me!” And of course, it makes me wanna see the movie more because I can identify with Art.

Isabel: Yeah, I totally love this character so much.

Joy: And you know, I think if they capitalize on this whole Twilight-mania just like Little Ashes is doing with a good release date. I think if they can get even like a summer release date would be great because it’ll be about that time when New Moon promos will be coming out and all those things, and they’ll be like, “Ta-da! We have another Rob film.” And I think that would be really--

Isabel: It’s just gonna get bigger and bigger.

Joy: Yeah. Because I’m really excited about seeing this film, and I know I’m not the only one.

Isabel: I’m so excited. Remember a long time ago I said, “Forget Twilight.” ?

Joy: Yeah, I remember. Blasphemy!

Isabel: Blasphemy! No, I really am looking forward to this movie so much. It just seems hilarious. It seems really quirky and funny. It’s getting more international distribution, it’s showing in Indonesia in January, and it just sold rights for Italian distribution. It’s going to play at the Cinequest film festival in San Jose, there are just no dates as of yet, and in the How to Be newsletter they also said that it’s very close to securing a distribution deal in the U.S. And also they’re looking for a market in the U.K. It’ll be available for download and DVD. We posted the link on the front page of the site, and it’s a Facebook group that has this information.

Joy: And that is an official Facebook group. The producer and the director actually run that. They answer the fans if they can, and things like that, so that’s not like fan-run, that’s official. Truly a place to get updates on How to Be so, yeah, check that out. It’s listed on our main page.

Isabel: So, moving on to Parts per Billion. It’s rumored to be filming in January, it’s also rumored that Rob’s in it, there’s not been much further information. What do you guys think about that that it’s still just a rumor. Hasn’t he confirmed it himself at least?

Joy: Well see, that’s the thing, it’s like he’s been talking about this role for ages, but then all of a sudden there’s these rumors popping up about, “Oh, Rob’s not actually in it.” I mean, you think he would know. Unless there’s something that’s happened like a scheduling conflict with New Moon, maybe?

Isabel: That’s the only thing I can think about.

Tara: Yeah.

Joy: It can’t just be like, “Oh forget it, we don’t want you.” But I’m sure if anything, if he’s not attached to it, then it’s gonna be a scheduling conflict because it’s supposed to be filming like this month, and then New Moon’s supposed to start in March, which is not a lot of time. I mean, granted, we don’t know how big his part is in Parts per Billion, it could just be a month or two of filming so I don’t know. And I kinda don’t know what to make of these rumors. At this point everything is just rumor. His role is rumor, his not being there is a rumor, we don’t really have any official confirmation because, to tell you the truth, even on IMDB there’s like no information on Parts per Billion. Even in like the Pro section, there’s nothing.

Isabel: Well we just take with a grain of salt everything that we hear.

Joy: Yeah. So I think that the fans just kinda need to be patient with this one, and just see how it plays out. I think if anything it’s gonna be like, all of a sudden he’s done filming. Like, I don’t think we’re gonna see a lot of big promotional stuff from this. I really don’t think so. It’s not really that kinda movie, at least not from what I can tell so I think we’ll just be really patient and see what plays out.

Isabel: Yeah, totally. Moving on to New Moon. There’s a tentative release date of November 11, 2009. So they’re thinking--well Rob’s thinking--this is gonna be harder to promote, because people don’t have that curious aspect to it. They know what’s gonna happen if they’ve seen the first one, but then again, I also don’t agree with that. I think that people are going to want to see it more now because they want to see if the continuity’s gonna be there, or how it’s all gonna play out, or they just wanna see it cuz they’re fans of the book, anyway.

Joy: Yeah, I think it’ll almost be more hyped for this one. Or at least the same amount.

Isabel: The same amount of people wanna know, “Are they gonna do it again?”

Joy: I mean, it’s gonna be the same screaming all over again, I mean we know that. There’s no denying it.

Isabel: Sadly.

Joy: I doubt that they lost any fans from the first movie. The thing that I was worried about though just real quick, about the release date is that it’s so early. So early. And granted it’s about the same time frame that they had for the first one, for Twilight, but I was listening to Imprint, which is a great Twilight Podcast by the awesome guys over at Twilight Source. Anyway, I was listening to it today in the car and they were talking about how rushed that is. And like, how that’s gonna effect the film. And granted, we really don’t know much about--we haven’t seen like, anything about it really, yet other than, you know, new director and all these things. But, November just seems really soon. I mean that’s what ten, eleven months away?

Isabel: It won’t take them long to film it though, so--

Joy: I guess. I’m just thinking, they’ve got a bigger budget, they’ve already got a built-in fan base, why not take the time and make it really good? That’s just what I’m thinking, but, you know, I’m sure it’ll be really great either way.

Isabel: They also wanna rush the clock because he’s aging rapidly. Not rapidly, but, I mean like, you can’t be seventeen for very long when you’re twenty…two. Three.

Joy: I understand.

Isabel: I dunno.

Joy: It just makes me nervous, and I think that’s just part of me being a big Twilight fan. And I know that some movies can be filmed in short amounts of time. I mean, obviously, some movies do great. But when something like this that’s gonna have a lot of special effects, there’s gonna be a lot more filming in Italy and all these things. I’m just thinking, wow, November’s gonna come soon. And it kinda makes me nervous, but I’m sure as it unfolds it’ll all be fine. We’ll all be like, “Wooo. It’s so great!” So you know, whatever.

Laughter

It’s another Rob movie, so we’re happy.

Isabel: Okay, so we’ve got some things about his music. Sam Bradley did an interview about writing Never Think and having another song for New Moon.

Joy: For those who don’t know, Sam Bradley is one of Rob’s friends who co-wrote Never Think with him, and this is what he said in a recent interview with Pop Star about actually writing the song with Rob, he said: “The experience was a flat in London. It was a rather late night and we basically started humming and playing guitar. We ended up recording it and wrote words to the hums the next day, and that was it.” I always like, you know, hearing how artists write the songs and things like that, so I thought it was kinda neat that it was just kind of a casual thing. If I remember correctly, Sam and Rob have been friends since they were in school together. So it’s just, you know, friends hanging out and writing a song. I thought that was really fun. And he does mention possibly writing a song for New Moon. He says, “I am working on it. That is out of my control. I have written a song with the idea of it being put towards the new movie. I have not played it for Rob yet but I’m sure he will like it.” I’m sure he will, too.

Laughter

I think that’s really fun, that Rob’s kind of been able to bring his friends into this, you know? I mean, and it’s not just like, “Oh, it’s my friend, let him do it.” I mean, obviously, we can see that his friends, Sam Bradley and Bobby Long, as well, are really talented. So it’s not just like--

Isabel: They are super-talented.

Joy: So, it’s not just riding on his coat-tails or anything. They’ve really got talent, and I think it’s great that Rob’s fame, in this sense, is able to help them along.

Isabel: Yeah, cuz we have no problem promoting them.

Joy: Oh yeah, they’re great.

Isabel: We had sort of like a request, I guess, to put some of their stories, some of their music, on the site. They’re fantastic, so--

Joy: Yeah, and their Myspace pages--their official ones--are linked in our music archive if anyone wants to check those out, because they really are talented they’re good friends of Rob’s, and I think anyone who’s really interested in Rob’s music, that’s the way to go is to check out his friends and see what they’re doing.

Isabel: The sort of music too.

Joy: Yeah, and that gives you something to tide you over until Rob comes out with something else, which, who knows when that’ll be. But--

Isabel: Yeah, he kinda doesn’t wanna do it for public.

Tara: Yeah, ever now.

Isabel: The assumption. Yeah, never.

Joy: There’s also an interview with his friend Bobby Long with the Gazette and Herald about writing Let Me Sign, which was also written with Rob and their friend Marcus Foster, who’s also an amazing artist, so check him out, as well. He said about writing the song, “It is funny because we wrote it one night on a roof in London and now it is in a major film.” Just like a little quote, but I thought that was kind of funny to see how the fame is really hitting them, too. They’re like, “This is weird.” I mean, I cant imagine just like, “Hey we’re hanging out,” you know, playing around with our guitars and all of a sudden our song is in a film? I mean that’s gotta be kinda surreal. And I know one of his friends, I think it was Sam, actually went to the Twilight premiere with Rob. And I thought that was kind of funny, because he kinda talked a little bit in the article about how just amazing it was to see all of that, and how kind of overwhelming it was, and they weren’t even screaming at him. I can’t imagine.

Isabel: The last item in news is, we have other interviews, specifically this Empire video. I thought it was kind of funny. He mentions silly things about himself. What do you guys think?

Tara: I liked it I thought it was really cute, his answers and it was on the spot which I liked, so he had to really think quickly about his answers. The thing that caught my attention was, “What movie would he want to be in and he said if there were a biopic about Job,” And he’s like you know, Bible-character Job. Laughter

Joy: That made me laugh so much.

Tara: And he was like, “Yeah, I really wanna play that.” That was just so funny and cute.

Joy: I wonder if he’s actually been thinking about that for a long time. “Maybe I should write a screenplay...”

Isabel: “I really wanna be Job.”

Laughter

Joy: I could see him just being like “I’m bored,” one night, and writing out a screenplay from the Book of Job. That’s awesome.

Isabel: That’s hilarious. It’s totally something he would do.

Joy: That would be so funny.

Tara: Yeah, it just like, came to him, like an epiphany. It’s like, “I wanna be Job!”

Joy: Cuz, you know other people would say like, “Oh I’d love to be in Citizen Kane.” Or something iconic like that , and he’s like, “I wanna be Job.”

Isabel: “I wanna be in the book of Job.”

Tara: I thought that was so funny.

Laughter

Isabel: Alright, on to our main discussion, which is basically centered around the effects of sudden fame; there’s been a couple articles that are really touting him as being the next big thing.

Joy: Yeah, there’s actually been quite a lot lately--a lot of magazines and publications are doing their top stars of 2009 or whatever, you know, it’s that time of year, so Rob’s been on a ton of them. So I thought we could just talk about how is this gonna effect him in the future, like you know, how does this really play out? I mean, yeah, he’s really big right now but, you know, what are the effects? And we’re not the only ones wondering. We’ve gotten a lot of e-mails from people worried about this, you know, like what is this gonna do to him? And there have been some really interesting articles and interviews lately. The first one that I thought was really interesting was from the Irish Times, and it was kinda this whole thing about the phenomenon of the next big thing, not specifically--not necessarily just about Rob, but just kind of in general. But this is what the author says in the article, he says, “Next Big Things come along quite frequently. But I would be astonished if Robert Pattinson did not go on to become one of the most conspicuous film stars of the next decade. Fiendishly charismatic with narrow eyes and hair that obeys its own defiant rules, he combines the looks of an archetypal movie rebel with a striking intelligence that should, all being well, keep him out of the usual Hollywood catastrophes.” That was actually really high praise, I think. Because you know, I’m always a little wary when I see those you know “The next big thing”--

Isabel: I hate those.

Joy: Because a lot of times they kind of fizzle out, and that’s not to say that there was anything wrong with that person--or that, you know, they had a bad career, or whatever, but sometimes it’s just--

Isabel: No one wants to be the Next Big Thing, because then you’re the Next Big Not Thing.

Joy: Yeah.

Tara: Right,, exactly, it’s kind of like a curse.

Isabel: Not a curse, really, but the expectations are so high. So there’s a lot for you to fall.

Joy: Well, and Rob even said in a very recent interview that this whole Twilight thing is a blessing and a curse, just like you’re saying; there’s good things that come along with it, and there are bad things. And I think we’ve seen that very clearly.

Isabel: I think he’s seen it pretty clearly, too.

Joy: There are a few Rob quotes from the Irish times article, just kind of talking about this whole idea, and he says, “I did Jay Leno the other day and he asked how it’s been for the last few months,” he says. “I had to say that it didn’t explode until the previous five days. It was that fast. The other day I went in to buy a bagel in this place I normally go. There were four magazines with me on the cover. One said I was heading for a breakdown. Then I’m on Leno, looking at his iconic face. It is so weird.” I love that he’s buying a bagel and he ‘s like, “Oh, I’m having a breakdown, apparently. Who knew?”

Laughter

Isabel: Yeah, who knew?

Joy: How weird would that be, to like, see your face and people saying, “Oh he’s having a breakdown.” It’s like, “Oh? Am I really?”

Isabel: Yeah, and he’s buying like a bagel and a coffee. How much more normal could you get?

Joy: I know, I love it. The next quote is: “Well, I have been skipping off around the world for ages,” he says. “And I have somehow managed to keep the same friends throughout all that time. We all do things where we are leaving home for ages. That’s par for the course. But I never have much of a social life anyway.”

Isabel: He’s such a homebody. It’s funny.

Joy: He is. He is. He really is. And I think that’s just further proof about what we’ve been saying all along about how Rob is not changing--

Isabel: No.

Joy: He’s still Rob. And I think that’s really what we appreciate about him, you know, is that he’s not letting this go to his head, and I think it easily could, I mean, we’ve seen that happen.

Isabel: Yeah, but he’s actually freaked out about it. That’s why I don’t think he wants any part in it.

Tara: He’s openly admitted that he doesn’t want fame to change him, so I think he--like Isabel was saying--he’s very aware of Hollywood, sort of I’m-becoming-famous changing a person, and he’s like, “I’m not gonna let that happen.

Isabel: Yeah he’s really conscious of that.

Tara: Yeah.

Joy: Yeah I think that’s great.

Isabel: Well, it kind of relates to the next two quotes that we have. About how words about him are being added to pop culture, and how he reflects, and how he vents about the insanity with the fan girls and everything.

Joy: I know, I was totally amazed when I read that post about like, there are actually words being created? Like, how--I’m sorry--but it’s weird. I mean, I’m all for making up fun words, I do it all the time, but--

Laughter

Isabel: Yes, we know.

Joy: Shush. But it’s just weird to me, like, and it’s not just like, one thing; there’s like this whole list. I mean, I literally just opened up this page and there’s a ton on the front page. This isn’t even like linked to Rob; this is just the main page of this celebrity dictionary, or whatever it is. “Patty doodles”?? Who says stuff like this? Making creative designs with Rob Patterson’s name--Patty Doodles. That’s terrifying.

Tara: Oh my gosh.

Joy: “Pattzpaper“? A Robert Pattinson picture. It’s like, it’s weird. I’m sorry but it’s weird.

Tara: It is.

Joy: Like, do people really use these words in conversation? “Robalicious”? Oh my gosh. “Robicked” ? That’s not even a word.

Tara: “Rob fob”

Laugher

Isabel: That’s not even a word.

Tara: “A fan of Twilight that has a noticeable foreign accent”--

Joy: You guys, this is so weird!

Tara: Oh my God.

Joy: I’m sorry to anyone who actually submitted one of these words to the dictionary, but it’s weird. It’s weird that we make up words with celebrities’ names. I mean, it’s just weird.. I can’t--there are no words for it.

Laughter.

Isabel: It is. Sorry, we can’t sugar-coat it. It’s weird.

Joy: I know I’m offending someone, but it’s weird. And I’m sure, I kind of hope that Rob does not see that because, I’m sorry Rob if you’re listening, please don’t click on that link because seriously? It’s weird. It’s gonna freak you out.

Isabel: Yeah, it’s gonna freak you out. Don’t--

Joy: --I mean seriously, if people started using my name for stuff I would be like--

Isabel: --As if you weren’t already freaked out to begin with, right?

Joy: I know, gosh. There’s a quote from the Daily Star where he says, “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.” You know, I always kinda get the feeling when he’s talking about this that he’s making these comments like, “Oh it’s very cool,” and things to kind of minimize it a little bit, but I think it really freaks him out. Like, and I think he just doesn’t wanna hurt anyone’s feelings. Like he’s not the kind of person who would just be like, “Stay away from me.” I mean, he’s not that kinda guy, and I think he’s making these statements like, “Oh it’s really cool, I’m getting used to it, whatever,” but I really just think it freaks him out, and that worries me, you know? Like I feel bad for him, I want him to be able to leave his house without being mobbed, you know?

Tara: Oh, totally. And in a recent interview, or article, rather, he mentioned that there were girls outside his apartment with signs and a few of them said, “If I don’t get to meet you, I’ll kill myself,” or something.

Joy: That’s just ridiculous, I’m sorry, but those people should be ashamed of themselves.

Tara: I mean, can you imagine what’s going through his mind when he’s reading those signs, and when he’s--

Isabel: Cuz he’s such a nice guy!

Tara: Yeah. And that’s--it’s horrible. I mean, it’s really sick.

Joy: It is really sick, it’s embarrassing for those of us who would not act that way, I mean like honestly they should really be ashamed of themselves. That kind of behavior is just like, not acceptable. It’s really not. I mean like, why would you do that to someone? If people started stalking me to my apartment with signs and threatening to kill themselves, I’m like, “What the?” I just don’t understand it. I really don’t.

Isabel: We kind of experienced that ourselves, because we get some weird e-mails, sometimes. Like the girl who asked us for a photograph of his family including his sisters and his parents?

Joy: Oh yeah, that was a little scary.

Isabel: I mean, that’s a little bit scary. Plus, the ones who are insisting that we give them his e-mail address? Just stop.

Joy: We get a lot of e-mail from people who just --I--I mean, like, I wanna say like border-line stalkerish, but it’s not even borderline anymore. I mean, it’s scary and we don’t--we try not to reply to things like that because it’s just, you know--it’s frightening. I mean, we’re trying to protect, you know, we wanna protect him. Protect ourselves, from liability, I mean good lord.

Isabel: Yeah no kidding

Joy: I mean, it’s frightening that people really think that they can go to his house and do these things and they think that’s normal, you know they think that’s an appropriate way to behave? You know, I don’t understand it. I really don’t.

Isabel: Especially like, the people following him to his house. That’s just crazy.

Joy: But, you know, we’ve been getting a lot of fan e-mails on the other side. I would say the majority of the e-mails that we get really are just concern for him. And saying, “Is this gonna change him? How is he gonna react to this? How can we help him?” Things like that. And that’s encouraging, because we say these things, we give these examples of these crazy people, but that’s really a minority. There really are a lot of fans out there who appreciate him as a person, not as this, Edward Cullen, or whatever the heck they think he is, but they really appreciate his career, and they appreciate him as a person. They want him to be safe; they wanna help. I mean, we’ve actually had requests from people saying, “What can we as the fans do?”

Isabel: And, “Where can we talk about it, Where can we tell people about it?”

Joy: Exactly, exactly.

Isabel: And we’ve had some real fans, like we got a great e-mail from someone named Kathi, who are grappling with this idea of wanting to know more a charismatic, enigmatic person like Rob, but who are struggling with the duality of the fact that, should you have rights to this information? Or should you even be looking at it? Or, that’s--where’s the line where you start invading someone’s privacy? And, so these are all really good thoughts, and there are very, very, intelligent fans out there who are conscious of wanting to give Rob the space that he deserves.

Joy: Exactly. I’d like to read part of the e-mail from Kathi, because it really was well-written. We--thank you, Kathi, for writing this, because it was very well-written, very articulate. It’s kinda long, so bear with me, but I just wanna read the main section of it, where she talks about this, she says, “How do you balance the fine line between fandom and celebrity obsession?…How do you separate the fan from being obsessed? My concern is a danger existing by fans becoming too familiar with their favorite celebrity because of the availability of information on the Internet. I have found myself having discussions with others about Twilight press and referring to “Rob” almost as if I knew him personally. It made me feel really weird, because obviously I don’t. I am merely a fan. I just wonder how you manage those feelings. “ Let’s just talk about that part first, cuz there’s more. But that’s really a great question. What do you guys think?

Isabel: Well, I know for--personally--you guys know how I kind of am able to compartmentalize being a fan from being someone really like, professional about it, and everything. I just like, I don’t keep up with the news. To be quite honest, I read the news to be able to record Pattycasts, but I don’t watch all the interviews, I don’t read every interview, and I definitely don’t watch the news, or see the new pics as they come up, like, I am led to them eventually, or having to read for the Pattycast, but to me it’s not about that as much as enjoying what he’s doing as watching a movie or listening to his music, or and it’s great to read interviews once and a while to get an insight, but I consciously make an effort to not keep on top of the news, because it really isn’t a priority, I suppose. And making it not a priority makes it not something that you’ll be obsessive about. Not that I have the inclination to be obsessive about it anyway. What do you guys think?

Tara: Yeah, I totally agree, I’m not, you know, I don’t really keep up with the news until, like you said, we have to record that Pattycast and then I sit and go over our show notes, and then review some of the really interesting articles and interviews. I’m not the type to kind of sit at WireImage and put in his name and refresh over and over and over, to see if a new photo has popped up. I do not purchase every single magazine that he graces the cover on, or is inside--

Isabel: Yeah, totally not.

Tara: You know? And you know, I’m 23 years old. So I have no interest in that.

Isabel: We all have lives, too. We don’t really have time to be sitting and looking at news all the time.

Tara: Oh absolutely not.

Isabel: Our job is to generate the news, and to keep updates for people who want to see it, but I mean, I know none of us really follow the news very often, or to the point--

Joy: Yeah, I think you’re right, and I’m kind of on the opposite side, because I do tend to have an obsessive personality. Like, I am a very addictive person, like I’m easily addicted to things, like celebrities, and movies, and shows, and whatever, and those things I really get into, but I’m on the same plane as you guys because I have to separate between the fandom and the obsession, you know? Because, like she says, how do you separate that? And really, it’s just being conscious of what I’m doing, you know? I try to keep up with the news, but to tell you the truth, honestly, there have been times when there’ve been weeks when between when I’m caught up on the news.

Isabel: I mean, we talk about it--

Joy: Yeah, I mean, not because I’m like, “Oh, whatever.” Obviously, I mean, hello, we spend what? A third of our lives on this?

Laughter

Isabel: Yeah, for the past three years, I know.

Joy: I mean, we have spent a lot of time on this, we’re really invested in that, and I hope people don’t think, “Oh they’re terrible fans. How can they run a fan site?” you know? It’s not that, it’s not that we don’t care. It’s just that, just like Kathi says, we wanna separate between being a fan and being an obsessed stalker, you know? I mean, there is a line.

Isabel: And none of us are even close to crossing it, but we also make a conscious effort to not get involved in the hype and to definitely stay clear of any drama, or any paparazzi, or anything like that. We definitely make quite a point of not involving ourselves too much.

Joy: Because really it’s not our business--

Isabel: No, it’s really not.

Joy: I mean, our job, what we have set out to do, is to bring Rob to the fans through his career, through his films, his music, whatever he does--but not to invade his personal life. And we have talked about this extensively. Anyone who listens to our show knows how we feel about this. But, it’s true. I don’t think it’s ever gonna stop being true, because we really feel strongly about protecting, him promoting him, but not crossing that line. And we do that by trying to remain professional, even in our own fandom we try to still remain professional, I mean, that’s not to say that we don’t get excited about stuff, I mean, we do. We love when he’s coming out with a new movie, we’re excited to see his new stuff.

Isabel: Well you guys know how excited we get!

Joy: We love listening to his music, yeah, I mean, anyone who listens to us knows that we really are fans, but just like she said, we have to separate. And it’s really just a conscious decision. It’s a very conscious decision just to say to ourselves, we’re not gonna be that screaming crazy fan who makes his life hell. We’re going to do what we can to help him. Because that’s what a true fan does. And not that like, we’re like the top fans in the universe, or anything, but --

Isabel: We’d like to set an example, too, and I think that’s part of our effort to the fact that we’re trying to definitely be very neutral to that, everything that happens.

Joy: Exactly, I’m glad that you said that because I think a lot of people really do see us as, I don’t wanna say role models but kind of.. .We’re examples of what the fandom should be like, and that’s a lot of pressure.

Isabel: It is a lot of pressure, but people write to us, telling us--

Joy: Yeah, and we wanna live up to it. We wanna be that kind of leading force in the fandom, because really this fandom is not you know, ten people, this is a huge fandom. And there’s a lot of responsibility that comes with that, and we really do take it seriously. So to go on with what she’s saying, I like how she said that she sometimes refers to him as if she knows him personally. I do the same thing and then I’m like, “Oh, but I don’t really.” You know what I mean? We talk about him like he’s a friend.

Isabel: But we catch ourselves, even in recordings I remember us saying, “Oh, but we don’t really know him, so this isn’t us reflecting on what it is to be his friend.”

Joy: Yeah. I mean, we wish we did. We wish we were his friend. I mean, Rob any time you wanna come on Pattycast, guest spot is open. But I think that, I hope that we’ve found a good balance between it and you know Kathi was very complimentary and I don’t wanna read all of her great comments cuz we don’t wanna like, toot our own horn, but we appreciate her insight, just, you know, her compliments, she was very complimentary to us, and it kind of-it just confirms what we do, you know?

Isabel: Yeah.

Tara: Yeah.

Isabel: Makes us feel good.

Joy: That we really are trying to have a respectable site, that’s not just skanky tabloids all over the place, cuz there’re plenty of places to get that.

Isabel: Yeah, and if that’s your thing, go out and find them. That’s just not what we provide.

Tara: Exactly. You know, it’s much easier to go out there and get tabloids than it is to get honest news. And, rumor-free news.

Isabel: Yeah, and not to get caught up in the crap. Exactly

Tara: Exactly.

Joy: Exactly. Lemme continue on with a little bit more of her e-mail. She had a lot of good stuff to say. Talking about the paparazzi, and she gives it a good example, she says, “Regarding information via the net, sometimes I find myself feeling exhilarated, yet shameful when new news comes out about Rob. I realize that his job is to entertain us and I’m certain he’s at least somewhat happy that we like him, but sometimes it feels very wrong to crave the information about him. For example, I was clicking around the internet earlier this month and saw a video of him hanging out with some friends in a bar. I was horrified as it played (almost as if I was watching the President in the can or something.)"

Laughter

Isabel: She’s hilarious.

Joy: “It obviously was a paparazzi video and I just felt it was such a step over the line. It was so private. It was disturbing and I ended up so upset by it that I had to talk it over with my husband. I wonder privately whether my own yearning for information about him might have inadvertently asked for something like that. And that disgusts me.” I think she’s too hard on herself. But I think she does have a great point.

Isabel: More people should think about things that way, too, though. Like, really think about what it is you’re looking at, first and foremost.

Joy: I know, it is like watching the President in the can. I mean, how would you feel if you were at a party with your friends, and the next day you’re plastered all over the internet. Your private conversations--I mean, I know I say stuff in front of my friends that I don’t want anyone else to hear. I say it for their ears only. I behave with my friends the way I only want my friends to see. Not that I’m like a total h----anyway. It makes me sounds like horrible person but, you know what I’m saying? I don’t want people to start like looking for me on the internet…

Isabel: No, no, no. But to put it in perspective too, like if you do something and you’re embarrassed by it, let’s say you have a class of a hundred people or, I don’t know, it’s not a huge amount of people, but this is the internet. Our site alone generates about 60,000 hits per day and that’s just our site. We don’t even have any tabloid or paparazzi or anything, and people want to see that. So how many people are seeing him having private moments with his friends? And not private as in like, no one should see it, but like private--

Joy: Personal moments.

Isabel: Personal, yeah.

Tara: Yeah.

Joy: I mean, it would be like if a camera crew came to your birthday party with your family, I mean, that would be weird. And he’s not on a reality show so I don’t think that he should be being followed around with cameras, he shouldn’t be subjected to that. And us saying that is not gonna stop it from happening, that’s for sure, but even it we can encourage a few people to think about what they’re watching--and I don’t think that we can say, “Don’t watch it! It’s a horrible thing!” That’s your personal decision, but we’ve decided ourselves and as a site not to step over that line, because like she, said it is private, and it’s disturbing that these celebrities’ lives are so public. Even their intimate moments with friends just hanging out and things that nobody else really needs to see, I mean why do you need to see Rob drinking a beer? I mean, who cares?

Isabel: Exactly.

Joy: Why is that such a big deal?

Isabel: Or why is it such a big deal to catch him smoking outside on a balcony in a hotel?

Joy: Why is that so shocking?

Tara: The point is, he’s living a normal life. Or he’s trying to live a normal life. Drinking a beer, drinking a glass of wine, having a smoke, its something that we all do normally, and it’s something that he’s trying to do and have a normal life. And the paparazzi are making it un-normal like, “Oh my God, Look at him drinking that beer! Isn’t that unbelievable?” But it’s really like, “What’s the big deal?” because you do it. I do it.

Isabel: A lot of people do it.

Tara: It’s ridiculous that he’s not allowed to have a normal life just because he’s in the spotlight.

Isabel: Exactly, well said.

Joy: The last bit of her e-mail kind of rounds this up nicely. I’m still just totally impressed by her e-mail.

Isabel: Yeah, totally she hit on so much that we wanted to talk about.

Joy: It was just amazing. And we even got this after we decided on our main topic, and by we I mean, I. I kind of threw it in there, but yeah, this went along great. Anyway, her last bit says: “I have a question/comment on life for Rob since the furor over Twilight. As a fan of the books/books/Rob, are you concerned that he might be put off by all the attention and craziness that has accompanied the movie? I've found myself more than once feeling quite protective of him as it seems like this stardom thing isn't quite his bag. Obviously, part of his massive charm is that he isn't into the stardom, but sometimes I fear that this level of explosive attention may sour his experience with us (the fans.) I truly [sic] want him (as an actor and a person) to survive the Twilight experience. I'm afraid he'll just freak out and disappear or that Hollywood will ruin him. We’ve discussed this before, just worried that he’s gonna freak out and disappear because he is a little bit of a hermit, you know?

Isabel: Yeah, it’s true, it freaks him out.

Joy: It kind of, I’ve been wondering about this lately but he’s got a lot of films going on right now, and he’s got a lot--I kind of wonder if he needs a break. If he, after New Moon, if he’s just gonna, you know, disappear for a few months before the next one starts. Because I really, if I had a lot of money I would just buy him a ticket to Hawaii or something like, “Go on vacation, Rob.”

Laughter

Joy: You know? Like I feel like he needs a break, I mean, he’s really nonstop. He did say that he was able to go home to London for Christmas, which was great, and I think that’s -- I know how much better I feel going home for Christmas just to kind of refresh and be with my family, and I’m not even doing anything remotely as stressful as him, so I’m glad that he’s kind of getting that down time, but I mean yeah, I worry about him. I’m like, “I’m sorry Rob,” I mean, he’s like a little brother to me, you know? Which sounds creepy and stalkerish but it’s not you know?

Isabel: It’s not, actually. It doesn’t sound like that at all.

Joy: We really feel protective of him, just like she’s saying. This isn’t his thing. You can tell that he’s really just doing this because he feels like he should, and that’s a part of his job, I can understand that. I’m not saying, “don’t do any promotion, Rob.” I’m not saying that at all, I’m just saying, the poor guy needs a break. And I think he will burn out if he doesn’t somehow find a break. And I don’t want him to turn into one of those, “Where are They Now?” celebrities who just does so much and is hyped up and then just disappears, cuz there’s tons of examples of that. I would hate for that to happen to him, because he is so talented. So I think if we as the fans can try to not sour his experience, as she said, if we can try to respect him, I think that will help. Maybe we can all pool together and buy him some vacation time. You know, a timeshare in Fiji. I dunno.

Laughter

Joy: What do you guys think?

Isabel: I agree, I think that he just needs a break, basically, it’s been really go-go-go, so hopefully he got that when he went home, and hopefully he comes back refreshed and still not freaked out, and dreading what’s happening.

Tara: Oh, I agree with both of you.. He definitely does need to take some time off, and to destress himself because you know--God, I can’t imagine what he’s going through. Cuz I can kinda relate to him with the I dislike crowds, and I just I can’t imagine what he’s been living through for the past year and a half, and so yeah, I hope that he had some really good downtime during Christmas and he comes back a little bit more prepared and a little bit more--well he’s definitely well aware of what he’s in for, so yeah, I just hope he had a little bit of a relaxing time before they throw him back in with the lions.

Laughter

Joy: Yeah, poor thing, seriously. Well it’s kind of to wrap this discussion up, the last question that I was wondering about was, how do you guys think this success with Twilight and everything will affect his future career choices? I mean do you think this will effect how he chooses his roles? I mean, what do you guys think about that?

Tara: Part of me wonders that after filming all of the movies for Twilight, if he’s gonna wanna go back to doing all Indie films. It seemed like he had so much fun and he was relaxed while doing it. It was very much him, so I definitely think that whatever he does in the future will definitely be positive, and, you know, fans will follow him. But I think that he’s gonna--I dunno why, but--a part of me thinks that he’s gonna opt for more smaller films, I dunno.

Isabel: I totally agree with you. That’s exactly what I was gonna say; that I think that he’s gonna try to probably do some smaller roles, shorter roles, shorter filming time, some more interesting things, not so like, hyped -up or Hollywood. And I’m looking forward to that, if that’s what he does. We have no idea, but that’s what I think. What do you think Joy?

Joy: I agree, I think that would be really good for him, the only complaint that I have about the small films is that it’s harder for us to watch them. Because how long have we been waiting for Little Ashes, and How to Be, and The Summer House (which has magically disappeared)?

Laughter

Isabel: Yeah, no one knows about The Summer House.

Joy: I mean, I love those kinds of things because I think we really get to see his acting more than we get to see the special effects or --

Isabel: Yeah the hype.

Joy: --Or the movie studio, but everyone knows how much I love Twilight, but I really, really love those small roles that he does, you know? I mean, we’re all Daniel Gale fans; that was such a great role for him. And we’re all really excited about his upcoming movies, but that’s the only downside I think; just that they’re not as accessible to the fans. Although, I do think the success with Twilight is really gonna help that, because I think that those small films will be able to get better distribution, and better promotion, because, you know, just the fact that it’s a Robert Pattinson film--that’s gonna carry some weight. I think that, like, he said this whole success it came overnight, and it’s been a blessing and a curse. I think it’s really gonna help his career if he continues to make good choices. I mean, I don’t wanna suddenly see him doing infomercials on channel 1.

Laughter

Isabel: Proactiv commercials.

Tara: Oh, Proactiv.

Joy: Oh, Rob.

Laughter

Joy: You know, I really think that if he continues to make good choices like he has, I mean, all of his roles have been amazing, apart from Ring of the Nibelungs, I can’t think of any one of his roles that was detrimental. And even that--that was like his first one, really, so that was still kind of endearing with the little--

Isabel: That was just funny.

Joy:-- mullet, you know? Anyway, so in summary, I really think that he’s gonna be okay. I think he just needs to keep making good choices with his roles, and take a little break once New Moon has kind of leveled off. I think he’ll have some time, and I think that’s gonna be really helpful to him.

Isabel: Alright, Tom-Sturridge-Reference-of-the-Day. We’ve got a really awesome e-mail from the real Tom Stu. So, a couple of weeks ago, in case you guys forgot--or didn’t know--I called out for Tom-Sturridge-Reference-of-the-Day, there wasn’t anything not-paparazzi that we could talk about, and so I said, “Tom, please, give us a Tom-Sturridge-Reference-of-the-Day. Fans, write in, convince me that you’re Tom.” And this is the one that we picked. And it says: “Hello Isabel, this is the real Tom Sturridge. I heard, on your latest Podcast, that you would like an email from me. Well, here it is. "I'm glad you and friends have taken an interest in my BFF Rob's movies. He is a very talented young man, and I'm proud that he is my friend. I do have to clear something up, though. That man does NOT wash his hair.”

Laughter

“Seriously, the last time he did wash his hair was a few days after Comic Con. He tried to get the fan girls to stop screaming at him, so he made an effort to look hobo-esque. Needless to say, it didn't work at all. So, when he says he's unclean, believe me, he is unclean. He stanks.”

Laughter.

“Best Wishes, The Real TomStu”

Tara: He stanks.

Joy: That’s awesome.

Isabel: So, that was the Tom-Sturridge-Reference-of-the-Day, if you think you can trump this attempt at convincing me that you’re Tom, email us, admin.pattinsononlline@gmail.com. Onto Rob Quotes of the Day. We’ve got three, cuz they’re all great.

Joy: Well, all three quotes are from a Polish magazine called, “Bravo,” and they’re all really funny, that’s why we chose them. The first one is: “I can't understand it! I always looked the same and nobody paid attention to me. I wasn't girls favourite, on PE I was chosen to the team as the last one. And now everyone goes crazy even about my hair! When I wanted to get my hair cut, people told me that I can't because it's my trademark. It's incredible.”

Laughter

Tara: Aw.

Joy: Poor Rob.

Joy: I’m glad that he did cut his hair.

Isabel: Me, too.

Tara: Oh, yeah.

Isabel: It looks nice.

Tara: Good for him.

Joy: And people are like, freaking out about it.

Isabel: I know, like calm down

Joy: I know, it’ll grow back. The guy’s hair grows back, it’ll be fine. Wish my hair would grow that fast.

Laughter

Joy: I love it. Poor Rob, he was chosen last on the team.

Tara: That’s cuz he runs like a goat, like--

Isabel: A mountain goat.

Joy: The next quote is: “I was always a loner. I liked to hide somewhere alone. When I come to the U.S. I come here only for a couple of months to work and then I'm going back home. It's a weird feeling: like I don't live here, but I've been here almost a whole year! Do I have friends still? A flat? Girlfriend?” I love that.

Isabel: That’s so funny.

Joy: I love that he’s like, “Do I still have friends and a girlfriend? I can totally see him like, having a girlfriend before he left and he’s like, “Yeah, I’ll see you soon, I’ll see you soon.” and then like, forgetting that he had one. I love it. I could totally picture that.

Isabel: I can totally imagine that too. “I have a girlfriend?”

Joy: You know we’re gonna get e-mails about that, too. People are gonna be like, “Where’s his girlfriend?”

Tara: “Where did he hide her?”

Joy: Calm down. He doesn’t really have one. Yeah, where did he--she’s still in his flat. She’s taken it over. She’s got squatter’s rights.

Laughter

Isabel: He abandoned it. No, he’s got rights under the Marine Salvage Law. He abandoned it.

Joy: Well, the last quote is probably our favorite, I think, I dunno if I can say this one without laughing, cuz it’s really funny the question, I believe was about a girlfriend, of course and he says, “Hm, I can't remember. I don't have luck with relationships. People always scream at me.”

Laughter

“In relation---” “In re--“ I can’t say--

[Joy continues fit of laughter]

Tara: “In relationships and many other situations in life.”

Joy: I can just picture people screaming at him. Like his girlfriend screaming at him. Oh, Rob.

Isabel: No, I think they asked, “Did you leave any broken hearts in LA?” or something like that.

Joy: Oh, good. I can’t remember. He’s so funny. I love how he’s just not afraid to poke fun at himself, you know? I think that’s a great, great quality.

Isabel: Yeah. Let’s dive into the last part of the Pattycast, our listener e-mails. So, let’s start with Brie, she says, “As Rob’s star grows brighter (to the people who don’t already know him) he also has to put up with more of the negative aspects of his fame. Is there anything the fans can do to help Rob? Most of us know that we should be respectful and try to keep from scaring him with screaming and other childish behavior but how about other issues? I’m talking about paparazzi and negative magazine trash as well as Summit’s blind eyes.” And she goes on to talk about petitions, and writing to Summit, etcetera. So, what do you guys think about that? I mean, we’ve gone on and on about this, so let’s just make it brief, but like we said, it’s your personal choice to wanna see paparazzi and stuff like that, but we personally stay away from it.

Joy: I think just being aware, you know, be conscious of what you’re looking at. It’s almost, I mean, to me it’s the same as like sitting outside his window with binoculars, you know? I mean, it’s his private life and if you’re willing to go and peek into that, then that’s your choice, but I think that to be respectful of him--like she’s saying--how can we do that? That’s one way, stay away from the paparazzi and those trashy magazines. And I won’t lie, I like to read the occasional US Weekly and stuff, it’s fun, but I’m very aware that ninety percent of it isn’t true and all of these things. Just kind of be aware. She did make a good point about Summit and just how they really have not been taking care of him.

Isabel: Not just him, they haven’t taken care--paid notice t-- like, I dunno.

Joy: Yeah, it’s weird. And I think at the beginning we were all like, “Oh, Summit’s a little company. It’s gonna be good.”

Isabel: They’re oblivious. They don’t know what’s going on.

Joy: They’re not--I don’t wanna say anything that’s going to get us into trouble, but I think people are dissatisfied with the way that they’ve handled the promotions, and just how, you know, Rob, and Kristen, and Catherine, and all these things--just the way they’ve treated them, and how they’ve treated the fan base too, but that’s a whole ‘nother issue, but I think she’s right, just you know, there are negative aspects of fame that he’s gotta put up with, but we can help him by just being aware and being respectful and hopefully people can figure that out.

Isabel: Our next Rob Pattinson e-mail comes from Rpattinsonfan, she asks, “do u think he will go back to performing in pubs again? I don't like the fact that apart of his life was taken from him because of certain stalkerish fans.” The trust is gone. There’s no trust there. There’s never gonna be a day--and to be honest, we don’t know if he’ll go back to performing again, it’s really kind of a wait and see thing, and we decided a long time ago that we’re not promoting any of his videos and his performances, or broadcasting where he’s gonna perform if he even starts again. So, just he’s expressed that that’s something that he found that was private in his life, and so try and keep it that way, do you guys have anything to add?

Tara: No, I agree with you. We really can’t tell if he’s going to be doing it or not. I hope for him that he can find the time that he’s comfortable enough with performing again in pubs and, you know, unfortunately, because of him being videoed and everything, I don’t think there’s ever gonna be a day where he’s gonna go and perform and think, “Oh my God, is there someone in the back that’s taking video or pictures”--

Isabel: Yeah, with a cell phone or something like that.

Tara: I hope that there will come a day where he is comfortable and he does regain that trust in his fans that he can do that.

Isabel: And maybe the hype will die down. So, who knows. The hype will die down.

Joy: You know, I think it’ll take a while for him to get back to that and that’s fine, and he’s even said he never really wanted music to be his main thing, and he doesn’t wanna just say, “Ooh, I’m a famous actor, come and hear me play.” He’s never wanted that.

Isabel: More of a private thing to him, I think.

Joy: I can’t imagine, you know, he saw those videos and was like, “No, never again,” and threw a hissy fit--I doubt that. But I think it was just kind of like a disappointment to him, more than anything else. Like you said, it took some trust away. So, I think he’s just kinda playing it low-key. I don’t think he’s gonna like stop writing songs or anything, I don’t think it’s that cuz I think he really enjoys it, but yeah, he might not perform in pubs for a long time and that’s okay, that’s his choice. And it’s disappointing, I know that I would love to hear him play live because I just love listening to him, I think he’s got an amazing talent, but there’s a lot of artists that I’d love to see live but I’ve never gotten to, and it’s not gonna like, effect my life. We just have to be patient

Isabel: So next listener e-mail is from Jessica, she says, “We see lots and lots of interviews where Rob gets asked the same monotonous questions i.e. do you have a girlfriend? I get bored of this and I know there are a lot more interesting things I would like to know. If you had an interview with Rob what questions would you ask him and why?” I just wanna know, I wanna ask him, “What are your plans for the future? What sort of roles do you see yourself doing after you’ve completed the Twilight franchise?” I wanna ask him that question.

Joy: That’s a good question. Yeah, I’d probably wanna ask him something like, what shampoo he uses, or I dunno--

Laughter

--Or lack thereof. I think if he was like a friend and we were just like hanging out, I’d ask him stupid stuff like, “What’s your favorite color?”

Laughter

Because I ask my friends stupid questions like that, you know? “Tell me about your childhood.” I think if I actually had like, an interview with him--I don’t know-- I’d wanna ask him questions like that. “What kind of roles do you want,” and maybe try to get a serious answer out of him. Cuz I know unless he’s very serious about playing Job, I mean, who knows. But yeah, that kind of thing. I think it would just be really neat to have an interview with him and just be able to say, “These are some questions that the real fans wanta ask we don’t care if you have a girlfriend or not this is what we wanna know about you. “What kinds of things do you like to do?” I mean there’s a million questions I wanna ask him. Really, cuz even though we have been following his career for three years, we really don’t know that much about him. He tends to be a pretty private person. He jokes about stuff--

Isabel: He doesn’t really say much about himself and that’s fine.

Joy: Yeah, that’s totally fine. He has every right to have a personal life. I mean, I’d just be curious to say like you know, “What was something funny that happened to you in school?” And things like that. I like quirky trivia things about people. That would be fun to sit down with him and kind of ask him fun questions like that, you know. Questions that haven’t been asked before. “What end of the tube do you squeeze the toothpaste from?” Stupid stuff. And maybe that’s like a waste of a question, but I just think it’d be fun. Just a way to get to know him, cuz yeah, like she said, I get tired of the same stupid questions, “How do you get your hair to look like that?” and “Who’s your girlfriend?” I mean like, it’s like, just leave him alone, or-- hello, if you’re gonna interview someone at least be original. I mean, stand out a little bit.

Isabel: And plus, it’s kind of insulting almost, because in some interviews he’s mentioned a couple of books over and over again that he’s actively trying to engage the interviewer with when they ask him in passing, “What’s your favorite book?” or, “What’ve you been reading?” but no one even picks up and manages to ask him questions like--or acknowledge that he’s trying to make an intellectual conversation there.

Joy: I would love for him just to one day be like, “Green Eggs and Ham.” You know? Just throwing in really random stuff because to tell you the truth--

Isabel: He’s gonna start doing that cuz he’s gonna get bored.

Joy: He has that sense of humor, and people are like--people are gonna go start buying stock in Dr. Seuss if he says that.

Tara: Oh my God. Yeah.

Laughter

Tara: That is so true.

Isabel: So funny.

Isabel: Alright, the last listener e-mail comes from Hannah, she has a couple questions, she says, “1) With Rob's new popularity, he's bound to receive more scripts and movie offers this coming year. What would you like to see him tackle next? A period piece? A comedy? A romantic comedy? A thriller? And why? 2) Do you want him to record an album?” Personally, I don’t think I have a preference. I just don’t want to see him in something big and blockbuster, I think. And please stay away from any period pieces. You do not wanna be Hugh Grant. Just no.

Laughter.

And do I wanna see him record an album? I dunno. Only if he wants to. I’m happy to just listen to the track that he has now. If he wants to fine, I’m more than happy to receive an album recording, but like I said, it’s-

Joy: Yeah you won’t be able to turn it down.

Isabel: Exactly. What do you guys think?

Tara: I agree. As far as the movies go, I’m not particularly picky as to what genre he goes for, as long as it’s-- again, I agree with Isabel. I really don’t want a blockbuster, big, Hollywood, you know, “Here I am,” type movie. I really, really enjoy all his Indie work. I really love it. So, if he wants to do more Indie films that would be fantastic. I love watching him in those. Whether I want him to record an album or not, that’s totally up to him. I’d support him either way. I think it’d be fantastic if he wanted to, but if he didn’t, that’s cool too.

Isabel: totally agree.

Joy: I totally agree. I would just love an album, but I mean, seriously, we’re not gonna force him. We don’t even have the power--

Laughter

--But I don’t think he has that on his to do list.

Isabel: I don’t think he wants to.

Joy: Yeah, maybe eventually he’ll have recorded enough singles for the movies that they can just put them all into one album for us. That’d be great. Laughter.

Isabel: “Robert Pattinson’s Best Hits.”

Laughter

Joy: Yeah, I think that’d be great, I mean, we wouldn’t say no to it, but again, if he doesn’t wanna do it, he doesn’t wanna do it. He’s said that he’s an actor first and foremost; that’s what he really wants to stick with right now. As for movies, I kinda don’t want him to do a romantic comedy, and I love romantic comedies. I’m just a totally chick-flick, sappy, romantic comedy person, but--I don’t know why--I think there’s something about it that it just would be strange. And I--maybe if he picked the right one it would be good, but I think I’d just be like, “This is weird.” I dunno. And I don’t know if I’d want him to be a thriller. Although was Toby Jugg a thriller?

Tara: Oh my God.

Isabel: I think it was.

Tara: I think it’s a drama…thriller. Yeah.

Isabel: You know what though? I want him to do--

Joy: I don’t want him to do like, a zombie slasher movie. I think that’d be creepy, but--

Isabel: I want him to do Toby Jugg properly. That’s what I’d like him to do.

Tara: Yeah, the book was great.

Isabel: Yeah it was fantastic. It wasn’t crazy like it was in the movie. It was actually pretty sane but really creepy.

Tara: Yeah.

Isabel: Well, that’s it for this week’s Pattycast, we’re sorry we were off the air for so long, but holidays and end of the year stuff but we’re back now--

Joy: And the site being--

Isabel: And the site being crazy. Let’s not talk about that. But we’re back and it’s awesome. Oh, just a shout-out to the fact that we’ve got new Member’s Only section now for our media archive, press archives, forum, you can read all about it, but do check it out. It’s a viable way for you, the fan ,to help us with our hosting costs for the site and everything. We’ve actually been upgraded to the biggest and the best server that this hosting company has to offer. We talk to customer support often, and they’re fantastic and they’re really helpful, and so they were concerned because we were eating up bandwidth at an unprecedented rate and they wanted to make sure that we wouldn’t run out of it by the end of the month so that you guys couldn’t access the site, or whatever. So they put us on the biggest and the best server software that they have. They’re also having a system administrator meeting about our website because they’re not sure what to do with us in the long run because they wanna keep us as customers, I suppose, and they don’t want us to outgrow their resources, and so they’re expanding, thinking about ??? Bandwidth. But, the point is, we’re just out of control crazy big.

Laughter

Joy: Out of control is so true. The fans are out of control; they’re making us so awesome, I don’t know what to do with it.

Isabel: Yeah it’s a happy day for us ladies who’ve been working on the site for a long time, so thank you for everything. You guys have stuck with us through lots of server moves and downtime, and even with the overwhelming response we’ve received from you guys asking you to help us out with the site and whatever. So, if you’re interested in becoming a member, there’s a Member’s Only link right on the front page of the site. You’ll find all sorts of information there. If you have a question that’s not answered there, please e-mail us at either admin.pattinsononline@gmail.com or membership.pattinsononline@gmail.com. We’re also working on a new part of the site due to listener requests and people just wanting to know about the three of us, and that’s why it’s taking us so long to do, because it’s kind of hard for us to talk about ourselves and like self-promote. So, soon we’re gonna have a little section just to get to know the web misses a little more and Tara’s doing the graphics, so I’m sure it’ll look great, and Joy’s doing the coding. So, do you guys have anything to say about that, other than it looks awesome?

Joy: It’s gonna look awesome. That’s all I got.

Laugher

Tara: I made the graphics so I can’t say how awesome it’s gonnna look.

Joy: It’s gonna look awesome.

Laughter

Isabel: So, that’s it for us tonight unless you guys have anything else to add, so goodnight everyone, have a good New Year’s, and we’ll see you in 2009! Goodnight.

Joy: Goodnight.

Tara: Goodnight and Happy New Year!

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