Robert Pattinson has confessed that part of the reason why he decided to become an actor was so that he could meet women. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn star said that he used to think acting was pretentious. He explained: I suppose it was a variety of things - the pretty girls? There was a theatre around the corner from my house. I guess it was something I always wanted to do, but I thought it was pretty pretentious. I didnt mind the kids that were acting at school but I wanted to do it secretly outside the school. He told The Sun: I just liked the environment. I worked backstage for about three years and just watched everything and then I did a couple of plays and I got an agent from one of the plays, totally randomly. DS