25 Facts That Will Change the Way You Think About Robert Pattinson

If you ever got a gift from Rob, chances are you would really like it — at least according to the man himself. Rob said in an interview that he loves "grand gestures" and likes to give presents. "I like to give people presents and I think of myself as the best gift giver," he said, adding, "But only because I get stuff for myself and then make it work for the other person."

He told Scholastic magazine that he learned how to scuba dive for his role in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.

Robert admitted in a 2008 interview with Extra that he was expelled from Tower House School, a private school in England, when he was 12, but he refused to explain why he was kicked out.

According to TV Guide, 75,000 fans reportedly petitioned against Robert when it was first announced that he was picked for the role of Edward Cullen.

Robert is good friends of Katy Perry and she helped him out through his breakup with Kristen Stewart.

Robert revealed in a 2012 interview with MTV that he had recently gotten into shooting, saying that he likes to visit an LAPD shooting range to fire off rounds.

Rob told Harper's Bazaar in 2009 that, despite earning millions for The Twilight Saga, he doesn't like to splash out on lavish purchases. He said, "I don't spend any money. The only thing I've really bought is my car, which cost $1,500 and keeps exploding."

Despite growing up with a father who was a car dealer, Robert admitted to Harper's Bazaar in 2009 that he is actually not that used to driving. He said, "My dad's a car dealer, but I grew up in London, so I always say, 'I don't drive — I get driven.'"

Robert 's fans may like to call him R-Patz, but they better not say it to his face. He told The Guardian in June 2012 that he isn't fond of the moniker, saying, "I don't understand who invented that thing, 'R-Patz' — I want to strangle them."

The actor said in an interview with MTV back in 2012 that he has peed in a jar while in a car. He added, "Many times as well."

Robert Pattinson has two dogs, Bear and Bernie, whom he adopted with then-girlfriend Kristen Stewart. Both are mutts that they rescued from dog pounds.

Rob said on The Ellen DeGeneres Show back in April 2011 that he got suspended from school when he was "6 or 7" for saving snails and carrying them around in a carton. He said that he was saving them so his schoolmates would stop killing them when they went outside.

Robert said in an interview with Moviefone in January 2009 that he thinks he has "wide hips" and is self-conscious about taking off his clothes in public. In fact, he said that when he goes to the pool, he keeps all of his clothes on to avoid feeling embarrassed.

Robert Pattinson told MTV back in 2011 that his favorite TV shows are Minute to Win It and America's Dumbest Criminals.

Eddie Redmayne told us back in December that he's good friends with Robert Pattinson. He said, "Robert, I've known for a long time. There's a whole load of us [British actors] who were trying to make ends meet in London, and it's been lovely watching everyone have a moment to do interesting work."

The actor told UK's Metro newspaper that Arsenal is one of his favorite soccer teams.

Before he became an actor, Robert was a model. Check out photos of Robert Pattinson modeling underwear during his teen years.

Robert told Yahoo! Movies UK & Ireland that he has bendy, double-jointed fingers. He also noted that he broke his nose three times while playing goalie in soccer because his fingers would bend back and the ball would hit him in the face.

Rob told Vanity Fair in 2008 that he can speak French but only at a "3-year-old's standard."

The actor grew up attending different private schools in England. He attended the Tower House School until he was 12 years old and then transferred to The Harrodian School.

Sorry, folks, Robert Pattinson never dated Nikki Reed before he linked up with Kristen Stewart. Nikki told Seventeen magazine in 2009 that rumors about her being "bitter" over a breakup with Rob make her angry. She said, "Rob and I were never together."

While he never made it onto screen in Vanity Fair, Robert did manage to get some real screen time in his first real role in Curse of the Ring, a British TV movie.

While promoting Water For Elephants on Today, Robert told Matt Lauer that he saw a clown die at a circus when he was a little kid. However, he later admitted at the German premiere of Water For Elephants that he made the whole story up because he couldn't think of anything interesting for the interview. He said, "I made the whole thing up. . . . I don't know why I said it!"

Robert's first major acting gig was playing Reese Witherspoon's son in Vanity Fair, but his scene with her eventually got cut out of the movie. It was an odd casting choice to begin with considering that Reese is only 10 years older than Rob. Later, he went on to play her lover in Water For Elephants, but fans have saved Rob's deleted Vanity Fair scene on YouTube.