New Rob's interview on Marie Claire Italy

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Partial Translation thanks to @rainbowclimber_

"You look familiar". That's the icing on the cake of my four-day trip to LA. A hotel suit in Beverly Hills, dinners in the same restaurants celebrities hang out at, and all those things that unleash jealous remarks by your femal friends. But why would you care about it when Robert Pattinson tells you "have I seen you before?"? We, in fact, met many years ago when Twilight premiered at the Rome Film Festival. Although the books were being sold like candies, nobody expected such a success. Maybe he still didn't know he was uber famous, and with the light of the reflectors in his face, together with a nervous Kristen Stewart that couldn't stop shaking her leg, was facing hoardes of photographers and hormonal teenagers. He tells me he just can't forget those first times.

At that time he would dress casual, now he's the face of the Dior Homme fragrance. Does he pay more attention to what he wears? He smiles, revealing his teeth up to the wisdom ones, and points at the baseball cap he's wearing backwards, the dark shirt with short sleeves, the grey tee underneath and the black jeans. "I don't think so" he laughs. "I don't spend much time thinking about what to wear. I buy clothes randomly, depending on my mood. I could wear the same thing for days, even one those button-fly romper suits for babies would be okay. Though the night before at the Dior party at Soho House, he seemed at ease (and too handsome) in a dark suit. Does he at least wear any perfume? "I have been wearing it for a few days!", he laughs and is given the eye by the press agent. "Jokes aside, I tried wearing a perfume at that age when you start looking at girls and drench yourself in such poor-quality brands that they'd say 'what's this smell?'. I'm learning now".

I had spoken with Romain Gavras few hours later. He'd told me that during the scene of the car on the beach, Rob ended up in the water. I tell him and he blushes, but is pleased in a crazy way. He also said you're cultured and smart, I add. And that you sext each other, like "what are you wearing?". He bursts out laughing. "He started it and I was like 'what? Who the hell is this?' Then I identified him and started replying. Romain is young and ambitious, but doesn't take himself too seriously. He has a sense of humor and is a bit of an anarchist. I like him."
I notice he's no longer pale. He is starting to get the Californian skin tone. What else do I want to ask him? Oh yes, how did he spend his first check?

The rest of interview, his quotes thanks to @britishchiara

How did he spend his first check? "On a guitar. Then a house in LA. Better here than in London, my hometown, where houses are too expensive"

They asked him who makes the bed for him in the morning: "Believe it or not, I don't have a housekeeper. I leave [the bed] unmade."

He ~sexts with Romain, pmsl. "He started it and I wondered 'what? Who the hell is this?' then I identified him and started replying"

What do people overestimate and underestimate about acting "They mistake it for a game. But it's a very demanding job. On the other hand, I don't understand those actors who say 'I don't think so' when asked if their kids will follow their foothsteps. It's one of the most beautiful jobs in the world."

(It wouldn't fit in my earlier tweet, but Romain told the journalist about the ~sexting. First text was: "what are you wearing?")

About his old-time friends: "They're amazing, very protective. And when I'm with them, fans are less intrusive."

He also said that a true friend would never stab your back, and if he does, then he's not a true friend.

How was he in school since now he seems to be very calm/laid back: "I've never been very social, nor enthusiastic about being a leader. I kept to myself and associated the idea of being rebellious with being constantly drunk."

"No, this is terrible!" He immediately rectifies, laughing. "Actually, speaking of rebels, if I think of the riots around the world, I feel very lucky. I was born in a country where there's no need to make a revolution, but who hasn't been just as lucky has a right to revolt."

"I'm becoming old. I'll admit to having been worried about the post-Twilight. Everything has been going well for so long, I wonder if it's a prediction to something terrible. I turned 27, the age stars die." That's not true! "It is! Jim Morrison, Amy Winehouse, Janis Joplin... And I need to wait till May to turn 28"

Media have already depicted Douglas Booth as his successor. Does he think of him as an enemy or an heir? "I don't even know who I am, maybe he can tell me. This thing of giving you a duplicate as soon as you're a little older is senseless." But wasn't he, too, depicted as someone else's heir at the beginning? "Yes, Jesus. The new messiah." And he laughs.

"Now I'm on set with MttS, [a movie by] David Cronenberg, whom I adore. Scanners and Videodrome are among my favourite movies. I'm working with Julienne Moore, who is extraordinary, and the script is fantastic. It's a new experience because I have a smaller part than usual, I've almost always been the lead. But this is good, I still prefer small productions to major one, they rob you of your freedom."

Now that you live in LA, do you think Hollywood is successful in representing society? He becomes serious. "No, I don't think so. But in this historical moment representing contemporaneity is hard. Even with music. It's a period of transition. The 70s and 80s were defined. The 90s had grunge. But what can you reduce 2000 to, the internet? Mobile phones? My generation will be remembered holding an iPhone, focused on chatting and sending texts without saying anything? I'm not even on social networks. I tried, under a fake name, but I deleted my account because my friends couldn't find me. I felt stupid."

Since he doesn't post them on FB, I ask him to tell me about a memorable moment. "When my son was born", he laughs. "Just kidding, I have no kids! But, I'll never forget when I was at the Olympic Stadium in Munich to promote New Moon. There were 30 thousand screaming fans and Taylor Lautner, flabbergasted, was saying 'what the hell is happening here?' " he yawns. "Oh, sorry! See? You're making me relax." he blushes.

I'd like to invite him to sit on my lap while I sing him a lullaby, but it's better not. I ask him what he'd like to do before he turns 30 instead. "Publish an album, I'm writing lots of pieces. And direct a movie. I have an idea, and I'm working on it. I should make it."

Time's up. We get up from the couch and I give him a hand. He holds it with both of his. "So, see you for a third interview" he says. Outside the door there's a young and cute colleague, talking on the phone with her boyfriend. She reassures him that no, the handsome vampire isn't trying to seduce her, he wouldn't be interested in a normal girl, she says. I wouldn't take it for granted.