There are more and more instances of celebrities expressing their opinions about how politics have been affecting and altering the American social climate, and this past week is no exception. Kristen Stewart, widely known for her lead role as Bella in the Twilight movies, is another who has touched on these sentiments. In an interview with the English national newspaper, The London Times, Stewart speaks about how nearly her whole life experience has been her career in the entertainment industry and how treatment from industry professionals is broadly different now that she has evolved from an actress to a director than how she had been treated before, especially after being listed as a director to watch by Variety.

“People think anyone could be an actress, but the first time I sat down to talk about my movie as a director, I thought, wow, this is a different experience, they are talking to me like I’m somebody with a brain. There’s this idea that directors have otherworldly abilities, which is not true. It’s an idea perpetuated by men. Not to sound like I’m complaining all the time, but it’s worse for female actors than male ones — they get treated like puppets, but they are not. Imogen put her whole body and soul into this movie.”

She explained that she feels a greater sense of respect now and is excited to continue directing, but will not fully give up on bringing characters to life onscreen with her acting chops. Though she enjoys the creative liberties and accreditation that she has worked hard towards, she emphasized that she does not feel free nor able to create her artistic projects in the U.S. due multiple political aspects and limitations. 

 

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Kristen Stewart adds her voice to the many putting forth their outrage with the state of the present political climate in the U.S. in hopes of initiating a change in direction of the latest vision in America. 

An additional proclamation was shared last week by revered director, James Cameron while he was speaking with Graham Bensinger on his podcast regarding his decision to move and stay in New Zealand to spare his sanity despite the relocation initially being a part of his production plan for Avatar. 

“Are you kidding me? Where would you rather live?” Cameron continued. “A place that actually believes in science and is sane and where people can work together cohesively to a common goal, or a place where everybody’s at each other’s throats, extremely polarized, turning its back on science and basically would be in utter disarray if another pandemic appears.”

See a clip of this interview below (or see here for the full interview):