USA TODAY: KRISTEN STEWART- SOME PEOPLE THINK THEY KNOW HER, BUT…
USA Today has a fantastic interview with Kristen Stewart. Kristen Stewart talks about Adventureland, Bella, and who she really is:
‘Everyone knows who you are’“You’re so connected to people and they all know how to get to you, and everyone knows who you are, so explicitly. They think they know you. It’s like, ‘You really think you know me? I don’t know me! How do you know I’m not different around someone else?’ ” Her voice gets a little loud, and she slumps back in her chair.
“It almost makes the secrets more important, those few things you actually do choose to keep to yourself,” she says quietly.
Right now, Stewart may be Hollywood’s only real teenager playing girls who are moody, reckless, cautiously sexual but still awkward, and more self-reliant than many parents would like to acknowledge.
Other stars her age tend to fall either into the fantasy realm of the squeaky-clean Hannah Montana/Jonas Brothers variety, or play teens who seem more like they’re established jet-setters, as with the campy-fun Gossip Girl.
Stewart has earned both praise and criticism for being a kind of sulky girl on-screen โ the kind you can see sleeping until noon, getting into a fight with her parents and running away, only to try sneaking back in just past curfew.
Stewart could be a case study. Feeling worthy of media attention appears to be a struggle. At the start of the interview, she says she’s bad at this โ talking about her movies, and herself.“Really, I’m incredibly disjointed and not candid,” she says. “Just in general, my thoughts tend to come out in little spurts that don’t necessarily connect. If you hang around long enough, you can find, like, the linear path. But it will take a second. That’s why these interviews never go well for me.”
It’s why she has been slammed by some reporters and why she had what some considered a disastrous interview with David Letterman for Twilight.
She has a reputation of being cranky, or a bit aloof. But over the course of about two hours, she reveals a kind of insecurity. She tries to say something, thinks it’s coming out wrong, stops and starts again, then finally gets frustrated โ and clams up.
Another thing that makes her stop in mid-sentence: teenage girls. A group enters the restaurant, and Stewart abruptly shuts up until they pass. She apologizes, a little embarrassed, and whispers: “If those type of girls saw me talking about Twilight, you don’t understand. If I said ‘Jacob’ too loud, they’d be like โ” She makes her eyes wide and sticks her hands out like claws.
“More than three girls of that certain age โ run away,” she says, laughing as the threat settles in a distant part of the patio. “Girls are scary. Large groups of girls scare the (crap) out of me.”
She says Pattinson gets it worse. “They covet him. I think half of them are so jealous that they hate me,” she jokes.
It doesn’t help that many Twilight-ers want her and Pattinson to be a real-life couple. She’s actually dating Michael Angarano, 21, whom she co-starred with in the 2004 drama Speak.
“It doesn’t make my relationship harder. It’s not like, ‘Maybe I should be with (Pattinson) to make them happy and it’ll make me more popular!’ ” Stewart laughs, adding that her real boyfriend “is totally not a threatened guy. But, dude, it sucks.”
Why the adoration?
But Stewart is mostly grateful for Twilight โ though she doesn’t think she did anything special.
“I’m really proud of Twilight. I think it’s a good movie. It was hard to do, and I think it turned out pretty good. But I don’t take much credit for it. So when you show up at these places, and there’s literally like a thousand girls and they’re all screaming your name, you’re like, why? You don’t feel like you deserve it.”
One person who thinks Stewart did contribute a lot to Bella is Twilight author Stephenie Meyer. The character is regarded by some as overly passive, letting her vampire paramour take control, but Meyer says Stewart, currently shooting series sequel New Moon, gives the character an inner forcefulness.
“Kristin does a version of Bella that’s very strong. And you can see that what she’s doing is maturely thought out,” Meyer says. “In a lot of ways she’s a little bit impetuous, but you get the sense that she’s very adult about what she’s doing. She comes across as a girl who’s very serious and who happens to know what she wants.”
That also describes Stewart as she navigates her way to adulthood, on-screen and off. Unlike her Adventureland character, she’s not able to hide any of it.
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(Thanks to rustybabee, Shannon and Kaly)
I love this interview with Kristen. She really seems to be making an effort to show us who she really is. I can’t imagine how scary a huge group of screaming girls would really be.
Did you like this interview with Kristen? Do you like that she’s making a big effort to show us who she really is?
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I can’t imagine what it is like to live in a world where nothing is private and everyone is an uninformed critic. I hope and pray her parents, family and friends are encouraging her and supporting her so much, that the words of the negative don’t sink into her heart.
Speaking of parents…where are the parents of the Fangirls who are “gossiping” about Kristen (and the rest of the cast for that matter)?
I encourage all parents of Fangirls out there to use your daughters _________ (fill in the blank with whatever best describes their feelings…maybe crush/obsession/addiction…) into an opportunity to teach them how to admire from afar in a respectful way.
Even though many of them will never speak to Kristen or the rest of the cast face to face…the words they say to their frieds are still powerful. Gossip spreads like crazy…especially the negative stuff.
Let’s encourage the Fangirls in our world to celebrate the art, creativity and talent that brought us the Twilight Saga…and not tear it apart one piece at a time until it unravels in front of us.
BeCkY i could not agree more
I totally agree with BeCKy’s comments!
This was a great interview. It actually changed my opinion of her quite a bit. She sounded more open and…human…instead of sullen and superior. I think the reaction she gets from the fangirls is of her own doing though because of her previous attitudes. If she hadn’t been sullen and “too cool for you and this stupid movie” then the fangirls would have been fiercely supportive. Some will always be immature however and jealously hate her simply because she’s their Edward’s girlfriend.
Hear, Hear, BeCkY!!!!
I just really hate that there is such a stereotype about Twilight fans. Not all of them are teenage girls. I’m 23 and obsessed with all 4 books, and yes I start foaming at the mouth whenever I talk about Twilight. It’s not just a teeny bopper thing. I sort of wish Kristen had a little more respect for the wide range of fans that Twilight has.
LOL
Loved your April Fools gag.
Very Creative!!!!
Julia,
Although I understand what you mean I don’t agree. I don’t think she is trying to overgeralize all twi-fans into one lump sum but I just think she was talking specifically about her experience. Girl in their early teens (I’m 18 by the way) will probably freak out at her or over her if she does start a twilight talk. And since she’s gotten a bad wrap before I just think she bringing light to that. Oh and Becky; YOU ROCK! Took the thoughts right out of my head! lol
Way to go Becky!!! You are so right.
I loved this interview. Kristen gets flack for being honest. I find her honesty refreshing and it just means she’s human. That’s what fans forget-actors are people too. And respect goes both ways. If you are ever are lucky enough to meet any Twilight actor, please be respectful and remember they have feelings too.
I was wondering why I was having trouble finding a copy of USA Today-I finally found 1 copy at a CVS store.
I would absolutely love it if Rob and Nikki were an item! If it’s true, then kudos to them for trying to keep it low-key and kudos to Kristen and her man for filtering all the the Twilight fans that want Kristen and Rob to be more than just friends. It can’t be easy, so I hope they keep up the good work ;P
BeCkY - you said it girl! I 100% agree with all you said. If we want to see all the Twilight Saga movies get made let’s encourage and support the cast and director, and remember they’re just human. I’m so thankful to them for working hard and enduring not only the cold weather in Vancouver right now but also the paparazzi and, perhaps most painful of all,–the uninformed and sometimes just downright CRUEL critics. Let’s show them some love and kindness, and give them room to be human and have a private life.
Aw, I feel bad for her. Kristen seems like a very cool and sweet person that I would actually like to hang out with! Why can’t people just leave her alone? She’s only human like the rest of us.