The 31-year-old star rose to fame with his part of a vampire Edward Cullen opposite his then-girlfriend Kristen Stewart in the fantasy drama film series.
"It's a lot less stressful. And in terms of the work I'm doing now, it feels more honest and authentic. I used to be treated like a baby bird that needed to be protected from the outside world and I hated that," Pattinson told OK! magazine when asked how life now compares with the 'Twilight' years.
Stewart dated Pattinson on-and-off from 2008 until 2014.