Robert Pattinson Says He's Not a Romantic Guy

Robert Pattinson's never had his heart broken the way his character, Edward Cullen, in New Moon breaks Bella's heart. And the British heartthrob admitted at the film's LA press day that thus far he hasn't been the most romantic guy around. "I haven't done that many romantic things, in my life," said Pattinson, laughing. "I actually can't think of a single romantic thing I've ever done. That's terrible!"

Pattinson hasn't even taken advantage of his vocal skills to serenade a woman. "Oh, no! I don't think that would ever be romantic," said Pattinson. "You need to have so much balls to do that. Jesus Christ!"

But he did once give a girl a flower with disastrous results. "I put a flower in someone's locker when I was 15 years old. This girl, called Maria...maybe I was 14. She actually thought it was from someone else, and the other guy claimed it as well, which was just great."

However, Pattinson had no problem tackling the romantic scenes in New Moon. When asked what goes through his head while filming them, Pattinson replied, "It's weird. I keep getting told by people, 'Pump up all the stuff about the action so the guys will go and see it,' but it's ridiculous. It's like saying that guys can't appreciate romance. I don't think you can say that about Gone with the Wind. I've watched Titanic and I didn't think, 'Oh, this is a girl's film.' Especially in New Moon, and actually in the whole series, I've never played it thinking, 'Oh, I'm in a series of girls' films and I'm doing something just for girls.' I don't feel like I'm doing an animated Tiger Beat every week. I like doing romantic scenes. I felt like a lot of the storyline in New Moon is very heartbreaking and true. I didn't think I was doing something, just for the sake of romance. I thought, in a lot of ways, that it was a really sad story."

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