
Pattison added: “I was definitely going the wrong direction in terms of a career, up until Twilight.”įor more on this topic, follow the Film & TV Observer. I was just constantly doing open mics all the time, and then I ran out of money basically,” he laughed.

Acting in Harry Potter changed his life and career at a rapid pace. Through this meeting he was able to audition and snag the role of Cedric Diggory.

But, I was doing a lot of gigs all the time. As Pattinson wrapped up these projects, he met with Mike Newell, who would go on to direct 2005’s Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. I don’t know where I had the kind of belief in that, because there was absolutely no one saying that there’s any kind of music career on the table. I really thought I was going to do music at that point. “I spent a lot of time living off the Harry Potter money. Interestingly, Pattinson added that even after playing the role of Cedric Diggory in Harry Potter, he wasn’t very interested in becoming a famous actor.

“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, but I had all these prosthetic wounds on, and all of the prosthetics would melt off my face,” he reflected.
