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Surrender to the charming self-deprecation of Robert Pattinson

When other people were out celebrating the New Year, Robert Pattinson was staring at an empty calendar, thinking, "God. Nothing. My career is over. I need to quit. I need to start finding work in other industries." Music? Maybe. Japanese toilet spokesperson? Why not? His public love for them has made many converts.

Within months though, Pattinson had landed two huge roles, first in Christopher Nolan's 2020 globe-trotting action-thriller "Tenet" and then the lead role in Matt Reeves' "The Batman," set for 2021. His professional anxieties eased, Pattinson soon found another thing to worry about.

"I immediately thought, 'Oh God, does that mean I'm going to get a really bad disease?'" Pattinson says, laughing. "I just had a really weird feeling about it. I'm always scared of blowing all my luck, and getting

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