{"id":2250598,"date":"2026-01-26T07:09:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T07:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2250598"},"modified":"2026-01-26T07:09:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T07:09:46","slug":"kristen-stewart-opens-up-about-the-perks-of-being-a-director-actresses-get-treated-like-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kristen-stewart-opens-up-about-the-perks-of-being-a-director-actresses-get-treated-like-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristen Stewart opens up about the perks of being a director: &#8216;Actresses get treated like s&#8212;&#8216;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/kristen-stewart\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kristen Stewart;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kristen Stewart<\/a>\u00a0has now participated in the moviemaking process in front of and behind the camera, so she knows what&#8217;s easier: being an actress or being a director. And it doesn&#8217;t even come close.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Actresses get treated like s&#8212;, I&#8217;ve got to tell you,&#8221; the <em>Twilight<\/em>, <em>Crimes of the Future<\/em>, and <em>Personal Shopper <\/em>star said in an interview with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thetimes.com\/culture\/film\/article\/kristen-stewart-interview-chronology-of-water-directing-women-actors-z8ck5kdcz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Times;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>The Times<\/em><\/a> published Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stewart explained that &#8220;people think anyone could be an actress, but the first time I sat down to talk about my movie as a director, I thought, &#8216;Wow, this is a different experience, they are talking to me like I&#8217;m somebody with a brain.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Peter Sorel\/Summitt<\/p>\n<p> Kristen Stewart in &#8216;Twilight&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stewart has been remarkably candid about what she sees as glaring gender disparities in the film industry since helming her first film, <em>The Chronology of Water<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There&#8217;s this idea that directors have otherworldly abilities, which is not true. It&#8217;s an idea perpetuated by men,&#8221; she told <em>The Times<\/em>. &#8220;Not to sound like I\u2019m complaining all the time, but it&#8217;s worse for female actors than male ones \u2014 they get treated like puppets, but they are not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When asked if it might have been easier to make the gritty coming-of-age drama had she been a man, Stewart responded, &#8220;If I was a man, I wouldn\u2019t have made this movie&#8230; We have to deny our physicality every single day, and there is so much \u2014 like birth \u2014 that is so painful and also quite beautiful, but we don&#8217;t share it, because it is uncomfortable and icky.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Before <em>The Chronology of Water <\/em>even premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last May, Stewart was raising her voice to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kristen-stewart-says-bulls-fallacy-that-you-need-experience-direct-film-11736780\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:call out disparities;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">call out disparities<\/a> she believes are holding back more women from picking up cameras for themselves.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;There&#8217;s this bulls&#8212; fallacy that you need to have experience or sort of like technical adeptness, and it&#8217;s safeguarding the business. It&#8217;s a real male perspective,&#8221; she said at the time. &#8220;Like, as if it&#8217;s this difficult thing to do. Anyone can make a movie if they have something to say.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Les Films du Losange Kristen Stewart directing Imogen Poots in 'The Chronology of Water'\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ne.eEMOSghI8RYLVHuvoYw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/2e7d43539e8ff1adf74d4913d96d3b45\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal dialogue\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Les Films du Losange<\/p>\n<p> Kristen Stewart directing Imogen Poots in &#8216;The Chronology of Water&#8217;<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stewart adapted <em>The Chronology of Water<\/em> from the 2011 hybrid memoir of the same name by Lidia Yuknavitch. The film stars Imogen Poots as a young Yuknavitch, who strains to escape an abusive upbringing through competitive swimming in college, all the while battling addiction and discovering a knack for writing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though she could easily direct more indie movies after <em>Chronology of Water<\/em>, Stewart also <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kristen-stewart-wants-to-direct-twilight-remake-11879063\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:recently confirmed;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">recently confirmed<\/a> that she&#8217;s &#8220;committed&#8221; to the idea of directing a remake of the film that made her famous, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/twilight-saga\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Twilight;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Twilight<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/kristen-stewart-enjoys-directing-because-actresses-are-treated-badly-11892178\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source malaysia.news.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kristen Stewart\u00a0has now participated in the moviemaking process in front of and behind the camera, so she knows what&#8217;s easier: being an actress or being a director. 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