The 24-year-old Twilight star said that fame is a downside to being an actor, and insisted that it was not his motivation for breaking into the film industry.
Speaking to Italian magazine Style, he said, 'I came to a point where I said 'I'm going to be a professional actor, looking for the origins of my characters, making something real out of this ephemeral job'.
''This will allow me to live the life I want to live, to be active in green politics, to be a citizen of the world'.'
He continued, 'Fame is a handicap, not a privilege, it often complicates things. I try to not fall in the web of top class hotels, first-class flights, designers sending you tons of stuff, thousands of girls everywhere.'