Washington
(ANI):
Actor
Robert
Pattinson
says
he
didn't
like
taking
his
shirt
off
for
the
filming
of
New
Moon
because
it
felt
as
if
he
was
'doing
a
striptease'.
Although,
snaps
of
a
shirtless
Pattinson
had
female
fans
raving
about
him,
the
23-year-old
hunk
didn't
like
the
act.
"I
felt
pretty
goofy
stepping
out
into
the
sunlight
in
front
of
2,000
people
in
a
town
square,
ripping
my
clothes
off...I
was
essentially
doing
a
striptease," Us
mag
quoted
him
as
telling
Parade.
However,
he
added
that
it
was
one
of
the
moments
where
I've
really
felt
closest
to
people's
emotional
attachment
to
Edward.
"There
were
so
many
extras
in
that
scene
who
were
Twilight
fans
who
had
flown
in
just
to
be
a
part
of
it.
It
was
a
moment
where
I've
felt
the
whole
weight
of
anticipation,
and
I
guess
responsibility
as
well,
of
being
Edward,
for
all
the
people
who
were
kind
of
so
obsessed
with
the
stories.
It
was
quite
uplifting,
and
it
was
also
very
nerve-wracking."
Taking
about
the
similarity
between
himself
and
his
Twilight
character,
vampire
Edward
he
said:
"Edward
is
pretty
self-righteous,
and
I
guess
I
am
too,"
he
tells
Parade.
"I
get
quite
obsessive
about
things
and
possessive
as
well."
Pattinson
confessed
that
he
had
'very
specific
ideas' about
his
work
and
his
image
'to
the
point
of
ridiculousness
sometimes'.
He
said:
"I
don't
listen
to
anyone
else....
That's
why
I
don't
have
a
publicist.
I
can't
stand
it
if
someone
is
trying
to
tell
me
to
do
something,
even
if
it's
probably
a
mistake
sometimes.
I'm
like
a
control
freak
about
it.
I've
never
really
struggled
with
anything
until
recently.
I've
got
to
stop
being
so
self-depreciating
because
people
are
starting
to
believe
it.
Like,
That
guy
is
an
idiot."