Oliver Irving said that he had to ‘mute’ Rob’s good looks
Oliver talks to People.com about Rob in HOW TO BE. Here is an excerpt from the article:
Among the challenges for Pattinson in How To Be, which filmed prior to Twilight, were playing the guitar, harmonica, and, for the director, muting his good looks.
“I said, ‘You’re banned from cutting your hair between now and the shoot,'” says Irving. “We had to give him the most awkward haircut we possibly could, and we cut his trouser length a little bit too high. Things like that played down his apparent good looks.” Honing his musical skills, however, came naturally to the actor. “He downplayed how good he was,” says Irving. While playing the guitar and harmonica, Irving says, “A lot of the time he would turn out to have a really good technique and we told him he needed to play it more simply.”
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Maria
“He’s very down to earth and unpretentious. I think that’s probably what makes him appealing”. Yep Oliver – that and the musical talent and toned down looks.
Athena
I must say that Oliver didn’t succeed very well in muting Rob’s beauty… but then, it was really an impossible task! 😉
However, as Maria pointed out, Oliver was spot on about the reason Rob is so appealing.
I also like this bit:
“He has a playfulness and *naivety* that he was able to inject into the character.”
That’s also what appeals to me :)! That’s what I see in his “Really???” face :D!