Robert Pattinson 'Very Much' Influenced by James Dean

Robert Pattinson recently stopped by MTV Radio and spoke about Remember Me, James Dean and getting beaten up!

Here’s what the 23-year-old actor had to share:

On what attracted him to Remember Me: “I read it after the first Twilight film, and I always liked it. It was always in the back of my mind. And then the opportunity came up between the second and third ones, which was a small period of time, so you can only do a certain type of movie. I was trying to remember all the little things I’d read, and this was perfect, and it didn’t need any real prep time or anything. There was something different about it. It didn’t fit into a typical teen movie, and it seemed quite realistic.”

On James Dean comparisons: “I think James Dean was one of the most influential people on young guys – especially actors – definitely in the last 50 years. I’m not ashamed to say I am very much influenced by him.”

On who beat him up in school: “A lot of people, when I was younger. I was a bit of an idiot, always unprovoked – in my eyes, anyways….after I first started acting and I liked to behave like an actor – or what I thought was an actor – it generally provoked a lot of people into hitting me.”

Remember Me, starring Robert Pattinson, Emilie de Ravin, Chris Cooper, Lena Olin and Pierce Brosnan, is in theaters now – become a fan of the film on Facebook for more fun!