December 4th 2024.
In a recent interview, Robert Pattinson opened up about a strange lie he told in the past. The actor, best known for his role in the Twilight franchise, revealed that he felt like he was "possessed" when he made up a memorable anecdote 13 years ago.
During promotion for his latest project, Mickey 17, Pattinson admitted that the story about witnessing a clown's death at a circus during his childhood was completely fabricated. In a profile with The New York Times, he tried to explain why he made up such a bizarre tale.
The lie was originally told during an interview about his film Water for Elephants, which is set in a circus. When asked by Matt Lauer on Today if he ever considered running away to join the circus as a child, Pattinson responded with the fabricated story. He claimed that he had a traumatic experience at the circus when he was young, where a clown's car exploded and everyone had to run out.
Reflecting on the lie in 2024, Pattinson told The New York Times, "There was absolutely no hesitation at all [in my voice], I'm like, 'What on earth? Are you possessed?'" He explained that he probably made up the story because he was tired of constantly being asked about fame. "You go into, like, a fugue state," he said.
The actor also revealed that at the time of the interview, he was struggling with the pressure of fame. His relationship with co-star Kristen Stewart was under intense media scrutiny, and he sought a way to deflect attention from personal topics. This led to his habit of concocting outlandish stories in interviews, as he felt uncomfortable with constantly being asked about fame.
However, as his post-Twilight career has taken off, Pattinson has become known for giving unexpected and offbeat responses in interviews. With a mix of mainstream hits like The Batman and indie gems like The Lighthouse, he has found a niche for himself as an actor. And with his upcoming film Mickey 17, directed by Bong Joon-ho, set to explore existential questions of identity, Pattinson's recent revelations about truth and fiction seem to fit perfectly with his role as an actor who wears different masks in the public eye.
So, why did Pattinson make up such a strange lie all those years ago? He later explained that he simply had nothing interesting to say when asked about his experiences with the circus. But the absurdity of the tale caught on and even came back to haunt him in subsequent interviews. He even had playful confrontations with co-stars like Zoë Kravitz, where he joked about not being able to tell fact from fiction.
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