We just discovered some raw interview footage of Twilight heartthrob (and X17 fave) Rob Pattinson talking to a Variety reporter for what must be the most bland Rob interviews on the planet!

Does it really matter, though? Just watch the video and gaze into his beautiful baby blues, check out his sexily tousled hair and listen to him talk about having to take his shirt off during the audition.

(Oh, and apparently X17 readers aren't the only ones who are fanatic about Rob Pattinson -- his appearance at a San Francisco mall over the weekend drew over 3,000 people and overwhelmed the local police!)