ROBERT PATTINSON has become a central part of the appeal of the Twilight film series adapted from Stephenie Meyer's novels.
But the 22-year-old British star nearly gave up acting and switched to a career in music, it's been reported.
Director Oliver Irving, who worked with Pattinson in the film How To Be, told People: "He was thinking about giving up acting and maybe doing music solely when this role [in How To Be] came along. He wanted to play the roles he wasn't getting."
After Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in which Pattinson played Cedric Diggory, the actor was looking for something more challenging, says Irving.
Irving says he isn't surprised that Pattinson's star has risen since the Twilight film: "He has a playfulness and naivety that he was able to inject into the character. He's very down to earth and unpretentious. I think that's probably what makes him appealing."
It's now hard to imagine the whole Twilight phenomenon without Pattinson but interesting to ponder on how it might have turned out with a different actor playing vampire Edward Cullen.
But the 22-year-old British star nearly gave up acting and switched to a career in music, it's been reported.
Director Oliver Irving, who worked with Pattinson in the film How To Be, told People: "He was thinking about giving up acting and maybe doing music solely when this role [in How To Be] came along. He wanted to play the roles he wasn't getting."
After Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, in which Pattinson played Cedric Diggory, the actor was looking for something more challenging, says Irving.
Irving says he isn't surprised that Pattinson's star has risen since the Twilight film: "He has a playfulness and naivety that he was able to inject into the character. He's very down to earth and unpretentious. I think that's probably what makes him appealing."
It's now hard to imagine the whole Twilight phenomenon without Pattinson but interesting to ponder on how it might have turned out with a different actor playing vampire Edward Cullen.
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