Robert Pattinson Quotes

I must confess that in my teens and twenties, I loved 'Mansfield Park' rather in spite of Fanny than because of her. Like Fanny's rich, sophisticated cousins, I didn't really get her.

Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all.

I have no idea why, but I find that men make more of an impact on me in films than women - even very beautiful ones.

Men are taught that if we are not the ultimate provider, we are a complete failure. We have to be number one in everything we do. There is nothing more delusional or paralysing than what I have just described.

I want to see movies where I can relate to the guy.

It's kind of too generic, a male lead.

I'm not a bro.

A lot of people are not interested in stories in which they don't see themselves.

I find it really hard to relate to the Bond women or Angelina Jolie in 'Salt.' And of course it's informed by my experiences and the people I've met along the way and the places I've been.

I know what I am capable of. I read a character, and if I can say to myself, 'I know this woman,' then I take the role.

I describe the relationship between man and woman as a Hegelian relationship between master and slave. As long as men are able to increase their sexual value through work, fame or wealth, while women are only powerful through their body, beauty and youth, nothing will change.

I want my sons to escape the pressure to be a particular kind of masculine that is so damaging to men and to the people around them.

The more time you spend with any character, whether it's from a comic book universe or a really naturalistic universe, the more time you spend, the more that character just becomes another aspect of yourself.

With every character, the first thing I want to feel is empathy.

I feel such a connection to 'Violet.'

I'm trying to look into each character and try to realize her as someone who is also me.

Somewhere, the audience relates to my characters and their vulnerability. I believe they see themselves in me.

I want someone to be able to say, 'I relate to this person on The Five.' You feel like you belong. You kind of feel like it's family. They feel like they know us because we reveal so much about ourselves on the show.

I come from a country whose idea of masculinity is quite extreme, and I've grown up around a lot of that energy. I've been part of that a lot. And it's very draining; it's quite tiring trying to be macho.

It's fun to play a character that you can identify with.

Why should men be constrained by antiquated stereotypes of masculinity? What does it even mean to 'Be a Real Man' anymore? Shouldn't we all be celebrating a wide range of definitions of manhood?

At the end of the day, I'm a man.

Give me a story which I connect with and then I am going to do it.

'Blue is the Warmest Colour' - I'm not a lesbian, I'm not French, I'm not a woman, but I saw so much of myself in those women and in those characters. I saw different parts of myself than I ever would've seen if I hadn't seen that film.

When I was younger if I was in someone else's shoes, if you saw a professional athlete you'd want to go up and introduce yourself and ask a couple questions, so I definitely know where they're coming from.