Unless you've completely missed the boat, then you know all about how talented Robert Pattinson is. The man might have had a nice role in the Harry Potter franchise early on, but since then, he's turned into a force on the big screen.
Thanks to his fame, people have learned a lot about the actor, including his dating history, and even some of his notable salaries. What fans may not know, however, is the lengths that he's willing to go through to prepare for a movie, no matter how small it is.
Let's take a closer look at how Robert Pattinson prepared for his role in Good Time.
Robert Pattinson Is A Phenomenal Actor
Thanks to appearing in several massive film franchises, as well as turning in great performances in other films, Robert Pattinson is undoubtedly one of the most popular actors on the planet.
The actor, interestingly, was encouraged to not pursue acting.
"Uh, no. I was not at all into it. In fact, my drama teacher when I was in school told me not to do it. Actively told me not to pursue it and do geography instead. She just thought I wasn’t cut out for the creative subjects. When I was signing up to choose my subjects, she told me to stay behind and said, 'Yeah, I just don’t think it’s right for you,'" he said in an interview.
Despite this horrific advice, Pattinson has been able to carve out an exceptional career for himself.
Harry Potter, Twilight, and working as Batman have certainly paid off for the actor, but those that have been paying attention to his career know that he's more than just a franchise movie kind of guy. He's starred in outstanding films like The Lighthouse, The Devil All the Time, Tenet, The King, and more.
Several years back, Pattinson linked up with a dynamic filmmaking duo for a film that people still rave about, despite it not making much of an impact at the box office.
He Starred In 'Good Time'
In 2017, Robert Pattinson starred in Good Time, a film done by the Safdie brothers. The film was a smaller project, but it generated a huge amount of buzz for the brothers and for Pattinson, who was excellent in the movie.
While not a major box office success, the film did earn rave reviews from critics. Currently, it has a 92% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, and it has an 82% with audiences. Clearly, people love what the team was able to conjure up, and they have high praise for the film and all of its parts.
Pattinson knows a thing or two about getting into character for a project, but most people don't know the lengths that he went through to prepare for Good Time several years back.
How He Prepared For The Film
When asked specifically about the accent he used in the film, Pattinson revealed something unusual about his film prep.
"Yeah, well, me and Benny Safdie, we went out a few times in character. Like we got jobs at a car wash," he said.
That's right, the man legit went out and worked at a car wash while preparing for the movie, and not a single soul recognized him.
The car wash gig, however, did not last long.
"Just for a day until Benny started pulling off people’s windscreen wipers and stuff, and we were like, it’s actually committing crimes. But we spent a few days in character and we spent a whole day in Yonkers, just kind of talking to this guy in a, in a mechanic’s [shop]. So that was fun. I’ve never done anything like it, where you just kind of full-on go in character, to spend an entire day in character. We did it a few times," he added.
This is an intense way to prepare for a film, as most actors will simply stick to workshopping at home. Pattinson instead elected to try and live the life for some time before things got underway.
The actor also revealed that some of the scenes in the movie were shot while he went undetected in public.
"We were like shooting on the subway. And we were stealing so many shots. Like shooting on a packed subway at rush hour and we’re shooting on 36 millimeter cameras as well with big lenses. And no one really recognized it," Pattinson said.
Good Time is a solid movie, and it's remarkable to see what went into making it all come together.
