Robert Pattinson spoke to GQ about his role as Cedric Diggory in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire ."- Pattinson recalled holding his wand like a gun with two hands on it as if he were n a "Die Hard" film.
Robert Pattinson reflected on his "claim to fame" as Hogwarts student Cedric Diggory in "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire."
"I remember holding a wand and thinking that it felt so dorky to hold it like a magic wand, so I'm holding it like a gun with two hands, thinking I'm in a 'Die Hard'
Pattinson starred alongside Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley, and Emma Watson as Hermione Granger in the fourth film in the beloved franchise, based on J.K. Rowling's popular fantasy novels.
In the film, Cedric, a popular student from the Hufflepuff house, was selected to represent Hogwarts in the Triwizard Tournament.
The contest typically involved three champions over the age of 17 from the wizarding schools Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang participating in three challenges. In "Goblet of Fire," Harry was also chosen by the magical goblet to participate in the tournament, despite being underage.
Cedric and Harry competed against each other in the third and final task, which took place in a maze. The first contestant to reach the goblet would be declared the winner. But instead, when the two students touched the chalice at the same time, they were transported to a graveyard.
There, Peter Pettigrew (Timothy Spall), under Voldemort's (Ralph Fiennes) orders, used the Dark Lord's wand and murdered Cedric with a killing curse.
"Goblet of Fire" marked Pattinson's theatrical film debut. Prior to his role as Cedric, the British actor had a role in the 2004 Reese Witherspoon film "Vanity Fair," but his role was ultimately cut from the movie. That year, he also had a role in the TV movie "Sword of Xanten."
Pattinson told GQ that it was "so terrifying" being part of the "
"I remember the first scene I ever shot for that was in the magical maze at the end and I had never done anything with special effects and stunts and it was a big deal at the time," he said. "It felt very, very intimidating."
Pattinson said that he read a book on method acting and his only takeaway was to beat himself up before every scene.
"I was psyching myself up as if I was getting into a fight or something before these scenes and just screaming into a pillow and punching myself and kind of ripping my clothing and stuff," he said, explaining that his routine resulted in the prosthetic wounds on his body melting and needed to be reapplied.
The actor also said that it was his idea to jump out of a tree during his first scene in the film, an action that he coincidentally repeated in the 2008 vampire movie "Twilight," in which he starred as Edward Cullen.
"For some reason, I always have the suggestion to be like, 'Why doesn't he just appear jumping off a tree?'" he told GQ.