Robert Pattinson is less of a 'hermit' since becoming a dad
'Batman' actor Robert Pattinson has reflected on the impact of fatherhood, and how it's stopped him from being a "hermit".
Robert Pattinson admits fatherhood has stopped him being "such a hermit".
The 38-year-old star - whose partner Suki Waterhouse gave birth to their first child in March 2024 - has opened up on how becoming a dad for the first time has encouraged him to be more outgoing.
He told GQ magazine: "It opens up a huge world! I've been such a hermit — like, I never really met my neighbors before. And now because you're just constantly, like, in the playground all the time? I'm just hanging out with my neighbors.
"There's something so lovely about going to a random person's house just because they have a kid around the same age and having, like, daytime hangouts.
"I can't actually believe it's happening to me, but like, having a barbecue on Sunday and saying like, ‘You, uh … you watch the game?’ I was like, this is dope. I love this.”
The 'Twilight Saga' actor insisted he never really enjoyed talking to friends about their children until he became a parent, and it changed his whole perspective.
He added: “It is weird: Until you have a kid, talking about kids? You're like, 'I don't care about your kid at all. Literally the only thing it represents is you're just not gonna hang out anymore'.
"And then as soon as you have one you're like, 'Oh, this is, like, way better than hanging out with my friend anyway.' "
Suki, 32, recently praised the 'Batman' actor as "the greatest" dad.
Speaking to Access Hollywood on the red carpet at the MTV Video Music Awards in New York in September, she said of her partner: “He’s the greatest.
“I’ve had the best day with her today and showing her around New York City is heaven.
“It’s the best. And it’s just getting more and more fun.”
Asked which parent their daughter is most like, She added: “I don’t know. It’s just always changing. She has such a sweet nature. It’s really sweet to see.”
