Robert Pattinson talks to us about his new film, Remember Me, what appealed about the character and its themes and working with Pierce Brosnan as his father. He also discusses how he chooses projects outside of the Twilight movies, and why brooding is a new term for him.

What did you like about the script for Remember Me?
Robert Pattinson: I'd read tons of scripts over the summer, after I did Twilight - I mean hundreds... and everything just seemed exactly the same. This one initially stood out in the way the dialogue was written: it just seemed much more naturalistic than most things.Tyler as a character - it seems that most movies which have a young male protagonist as the lead have to be either a virgin, or have to learn everything during the movie, or they always go through the trials of the movie and end up a different person and they're completely fine afterwards.But Tyler starts off with a lot of baggage and a very full and developed character, and ends up being developed in a slightly different way, rather than: "Oh I'm fine now!" You just never see that in films very much, especially for young people's parts.

How was working with Pierce Brosnan as your father?
Robert Pattinson: I never, ever would have thought initially it would have been someone like Pierce playing Charles. I think he has an innate likeability to him, as soon as you meet him he's very, very charismatic. Charles, on the page, was someone who's very domineering and quite a negative character, and Pierce just by being Pierce can change the whole dynamic of it, which made for a much for interesting relationship. He's a really nice guy.

You're very sweet with the young girl playing your sister. It seems like a very natural relationship. Tell us about how you made it seem that way...
Robert Pattinson: It's all down to Ruby Jerins, who plays her. I don't have any younger brothers or sisters... I've got two older sisters. I kind of think I always wanted a younger sibling - not that I have anything against my sisters [laughs].But she's just one of the best actresses I've ever worked with. She's surprisingly articulate about her character. When I first met her, she seemed like a very, very normal kid, and then the more she talked about her character's development, she could talk about it for hours.And she could also improvise for hours and was so comfortable in front of a camera and working with adults. It was very easy to do anything with her. You could just look at her and know what to do immediately.

At what point did you realise you could use your powers for good, and through your success help finance movies like this? And what pressures are there on you to make other stuff that might earn more money but be less satisfying?
Robert Pattinson: I never like anything, so it's quite easy to decide what to do - even movies I'm not in [laughs]! I've never felt any pressure to do anything, particularly. Even when we were shooting it, I never thought about the box office... it's only when it came to promoting it that you're asked about that stuff.Obviously, it's not like a Twilight movie, it's an original screenplay, and it doesn't fit into any genre... it's not really that much of a feel-good movie. They don't make movies like it anymore. I think that's how I kind of choose stuff. That's the only criteria I really have: If there seems to be a gap in the market for something, then I try and do that. I'm trying to do that with all the other things I'm doing afterwards.

How were you with the New York accent?
Robert Pattinson: I think it just came out of the script. I pretty much had the same voice from the first time I read the script to the whole way through the movie. Sometimes when you're lucky, you just read a script and the voice comes out right. I wasn't even conscious of doing a New York accent - I don't even know what borough or anything! I've spent a bit of time in New York, and just tried to pick up on how people speak. But I don't know where my accent is now: I wouldn't say I've specifically got a London accent anymore.

Your character has a buddy, Aiden, who becomes increasingly important to him. Do you have a real-life equivalent - a male buddy?
Robert Pattinson: I've grown up with the same friends since I was 12. I have a very, very close-knit set of them.

Your sister in the movie regards your character as a hero to protect her - do you have a hero?
Robert Pattinson: I grew up with people that a lot of other people regarded as heroes, but no-one ever came to me for advice or protection - so I think I've been left out as a hero!As regards my own heroes, outside of my family I don't really know... they are great people, my parents are great parents and they brought me up very well. I think that's about all the heroes I have.

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