Edward Cullen as Robert Pattinson goes GQ. The full interview details Pattinson's career arc from Potter film extra and bit player to full fledged global cinema heartthrob. He crashed his agent's couch to audition for Twilight. Pattinson was on the verge of quitting acting. He bluffs his way through interviews between cigarettes and quips. When he got the role of Edward the head of the ... more.