Few actors have built a reputation for chaotic charm quite like Robert Pattinson. Over the years, the Twilight alum and indie acting darling has become as famous for his eccentric interviews as for his on-screen performances. Whether he’s fabricating wild stories, poking fun at his own career choices, or trading chaotic banter with fellow stars, Pattinson has turned the press junket into a form of surrealist comedy.

What makes him so endlessly entertaining is that his unpredictability feels genuine. He’s not performing for viral soundbites – if anything, he seems perpetually caught off guard by the fact that he’s being interviewed at all. From confessing that he lied on live television to laughing his way through lie detector tests with Jennifer Lawrence, Pattinson has mastered the art of self-deprecation and absurdity.

Below, we revisit some of his most bizarre and hilarious interview moments – the stories that blur the line between sincerity and satire, and the moments that remind us why he remains one of Hollywood’s most endearingly strange leading men. If Pattinson’s goal is to keep us guessing, he’s succeeded spectacularly – and we wouldn’t have it any other way.

1. The 'Clown Car' incident on the Today Show (2011)

During the 2011 press tour for his film Water for Elephants, Pattinson claimed he saw a clown die when his joke car exploded at the circus. However, he later admitted in a 2024 interview, that the story was fabricated and that he often goes into a "fugue state" in interviews where he makes things up because he feels he has nothing interesting to say.

2. Vanity Fair Lie Detector Test with J Law (2025)

The insanity that ensues when you put JLaw and RPatz across from each other was something we didn't know we needed. But for the press tour of their new film Die My Love, we have been exposed to just that. It feels like Pattinson has finally let his lack of seriousness out in full force.

3. Breaking Down His Most Iconic Characters (2022)

From revealing that he got his role in Twilight because he was high on Valium to the fact that he felt dorky holding the wand so held it like a gun in Harry Potter – this one was enlightening as it was ridiculous.

4. Zoe Kravtiz and Robert being unhinged (2022)

The Batman franchise gave us a lot of things – but one of those was plenty of unhinged interview moments between leads Zoe Kravtiz and Pattinson.

5. Mia Goth telling Pattinson she never liked Twilight

Mia Goth telling Pattinson that she's never seen or loved Twilight or Harry Potter is more delightful than it sounds. Especially with his sarcastic response that she just doesn't like anything he's in.

6. Twilight interview on The Ellen Show

Pattinson and Stewart talk to Ellen about some of the more intimate scenes from the final Twilight film and the hilarious reason it had to be recut.