Film.com: Talking with Kristen Stewart

Kristen Stewart is one of the most experienced actors in the Twilight cast. Known as an indie actress, Kristen has acted in several acclaimed and small films compared to his cast mates. Thus in an interview with Film.com, Kristen talked about transitioning from a shy young actress to an actress that many look up to and surviving the acting business. Here is an excerpt of her interview:

Cole Haddon: In the past, the press has viewed you as a shy, sensitive young actor. Perhaps even intimidated by the publicity machine. But today, there’s something different about you. You’re smiling, for one.

Kristen Stewart: I think I’ve gotten a lot more comfortable with talking about myself and knowing that what you say, people are really going to take into consideration. That always intimidated me so much that I minced every word that came out of my mouth. I couldn’t finish a sentence because I was so concerned about how it was going to sound. I didn’t want to come across insincere about something that I really love to do. So I realized that instead of refraining from saying, “I’ve put my heart and soul into this thing and I love it,” that’s what I should’ve said instead of, like, the really logical, over-analytical reason why I love it. You just do. I’ve gotten more comfortable. The whole rumor, tabloid stuff, it’s so obviously false to me. Look, even before I became a part of it, once I sort of became a star … it’s like a show. It’s like a ridiculous show.

CH: It’s a soap opera with your name in it then?

KS: Exactly. With false realism like a soap opera that seems real, but you’re not quite sure. It doesn’t bother me. I don’t take it personally. Luckily, because I’ve had so much experience, it’s gotten easier to talk about the work.

CH: What do you find to be the most rewarding part of being involved in a phenomenon like this?

KS: I think my favorite thing about this is the fact that I can keep it personal. It’s still something that if the franchise, if the saga didn’t become a franchise and it was literally just a series of movies that I had done, they would mean just as much to me. That’s also the best part of it, the fact that it isn’t like that, the fact that so many people are affected by it, and are invested in it just as much as me — if not more. If you don’t like people, and if you don’t want to make movies because you care about people, then you probably just want to be rich and famous. So the fact that this is so important to so many people makes me so happy. That’s it. I think that’s it for me.

CH: Having such a devote, maybe even obsessive fan base, where do you draw the line about what the public gets to know about your private life?

KS: I don’t know. I don’t think that anyone can get a handle [on that]. It’s like as soon as I stopped trying to control everything that came out of my mouth and every picture that came out, that’s when I became so much happier, and it was so much easier to deal with. It wasn’t like it was a turning point. I’ve just grown into not having to care so much, and to not try to think that I’m going to be able to plan out the way that everyone perceives me. There are no false impressions. Everyone’s impression of you is going to be what it is in that isolated moment. It’s people not considering where you are in that moment when you give that impression. I’m fine with that. I’m going to own what I’m going to own and literally … I should just stop trying to control what’s coming out of my mouth. I’m always going to keep what’s important to me in mind, and I completely understand considering that we’re playing characters that are so coveted by so many people, so I get why they want to know more about us, and they want us to be together and all of that. I just sort of have to not think about it.

To read the rest of her interview, click on the link above.

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