Robert Pattinson based his enigmatic Twilight character on movie icon James Dean.
The British actor shot to international fame when he took on the role of heart-throb vampire Edward Cullen in the hit bloodsucker movie.
Pattinson did a lot of research before he started shooting the film, and admits he used Dean's performance in Rebel Without A Cause as the basis for his character.
He tells USA Weekend magazine,"Rebel Without A Cause was a big influence on the first (Twilight film) - it influenced the hairdo and stuff.
"In lots of ways, it has a very similar character arc: an everyday girl brings this relatively strange individual out of his slump."
The Brit actor returns to the character of Edward Cullen next month with the release of New Moon, the second movie in the Twilight Saga.
With the release of the adaptation Stephenie Meyer's popular novel Twilight last year shot Pattinson, and his co-star Kristen Stewart to fame.
The pair are currently working on the Eclipse, the third movie in the series, which is due for release next summer.
New Moon is released 20th November.
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