Robert Pattinson plays it cool

Robert Pattinson at a TimesTalks event at TheTimesCenter in New York. (AP)

Robert Pattinson at a TimesTalks event (AP)

Director David Cronenberg, left, actor Robert Pattinson at a TimesTalks event at TheTimesCenter in New York. (AP)

David Cronenberg, Robert Pattinson and David Carr attend TimesTalks Presents: David Cronenberg and Robert Pattinson at TheTimesCenter. (GETTY/GALLO)

Robert Pattinson (AP/GETTY)