Robert Pattinson has a new movie coming out with Zendaya on the 2026 release schedule this weekend, and while new interviews are beginning to run around, I think it may be helpful to point out that the actor is not truthful a lot. In fact, he’s happy to lie often in interviews, and has admitted as much in the past. Let’s run it down.
What The Twilight Star Has Said About Being An Unreliable Narrator
Back in 2022, GQ did a lengthy profile with Robert Pattinson during which the actor allegedly admitted to lying all the time. The profile referenced a specific incident from 2009 in which he said he only washed his hair once every six weeks as an example of these casual lies. Per the author of the article:
Pattinson tells me that sometimes he’ll just make something up in an interview, in order to say anything at all—and that it has at times come back to bite him (for instance, comments he made years ago about not washing his hair that have followed him to this day). It all gets a little slippery when someone tells you they sometimes deliberately lie. But it feels like it adds up with several of the other stories Pattinson shares with me.
At the time, the Twilight star’s specific comments on the matter were not included, but then a little over a year ago, The New York Times tracked down some full quotes where Robert Pattinson again spoke candidly about being an unreliable narrator. At one point Pattinson told Matt Lauer during a previous era of Today that he’d seen “the joke” car explode at the circus and “kill” a clown. This is a real thing that happened. Later Pattinson confirmed:
Article continues belowI said those things. But I actually made the whole thing up. It’s coming back to haunt me. I said it on some show. It was really early in the morning the day after the New York premiere. Someone asked me what my experience with the circus was and I was like, ‘I have nothing interesting to say. I don’t know why I said that!’ Sorry, but… what?!
I’ve actually thought about these interviews a lot over the last few years.
The Drama And The Drama Over The Inflatable Boat
It all began when a short while after the first interview came out, Robert Pattinson told another major outlet, Architectural Digest, that he didn’t have furniture for a long time and slept in an “inflatable boat.”
My least favorite could also be my most favorite. There was a time when the only piece of furniture I had for about six months was an inflatable boat that would double as my couch, bed, and dining table. I loved it very much but it caused a lot of back problems.
Could it be true? Sure. Is it true? I have no idea.
Then, I’ve been following the promotion of the upcoming A24 film The Drama over the last several weeks, and I saw Robert Pattinson do an interview with Brut America where he was asked about weddings of all things. Despite the rumors he and Suki Waterhouse may already be wed after the birth of their little one, I honestly don’t think he has any idea what he’s saying here.
The thing is, Pattinson’s inflection stays the same no matter what he’s talking about. He’s an incredible and often enthusiastic liar if and when he’s lying. Even when he’s making up non-truths he sometimes maintains eye contact and gives just enough detail whatever he’s saying seems plausible. It’s almost like he acts for a living.
So, instead we have to learn real-life facts about the actor from those around, including Hollywood names like Jamie Dornan who used to live with him. ( Side note: I wonder if Dornan could comment on the inflatable boat.)
Now, he’s out and about promoting The Drama, and Zendaya even told Jimmy Kimmel that Pattinson admitted upon meeting her that he "used to be a pathological liar," but allegedly he's reformed. Though he also told Kimmel this month it's "part of" his "schtick" now. So, who knows?
Honestly, I think Zendaya has done a good job of reigning him in a bit. We even got that viral moment in which she was diplomatic and he joked no one in the Twilight fandom was ever actually Team Jacob. It’s a good thing, because they literally have three movies coming out together this year.
I suppose you have to work with what you have to work with, and the Euphoria and Spider-Man star has done a good job, here. However, if you didn’t know already, please don’t take Robert Pattinson interviews particularly seriously.
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