{"id":2250728,"date":"2026-01-26T09:35:24","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:35:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2250728"},"modified":"2026-01-26T09:35:24","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T09:35:24","slug":"kristen-stewart-opens-up-about-struggles-of-being-an-actress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/kristen-stewart-opens-up-about-struggles-of-being-an-actress\/","title":{"rendered":"Kristen Stewart Opens Up about Struggles of Being an Actress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Now that Kristen Stewart has briefly switched trails from actor to director through her directorial debut film The Chronology of Water starring Imogen Poots, Stewart knows better: what\u2019s challenging and how one role differs from the other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a conversation 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 of London;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Times of London<\/a>, Stewart opened up about the struggles of being an actress. \u201cActresses get treated like shit, I\u2019ve got to tell you, people think anyone could be an actress,\u201d she said.<\/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 Dialog\" 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<div>\n<p>Source&amp;colon; Summit Entertainment<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>(Source&amp;colon; Summit Entertainment)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">She continued, explaining how the directors are viewed from a different lens: \u201cBut 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\u2019m somebody with a brain.\u201d<\/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\u00a0the outlet. &#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. Imogen [Poots] put her whole body and soul into this movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Stewart made her acting debut in a non-speaking part in Disney\u2019s film The Thirteenth Year (1999). She went on to work in projects like The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas\u00a0(2000),\u00a0The Safety of Objects\u00a0(2001),\u00a0Panic Room\u00a0(2002), and more, finally landing global success in the teen drama film The Twilight Saga.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/opinion-hey-leave-twilight-alone-003514712.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Opinion: Hey, Leave Twilight Alone!;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Related: Opinion: Hey, Leave Twilight Alone!<\/a><\/strong><\/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 www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now that Kristen Stewart has briefly switched trails from actor to director through her directorial debut film The Chronology of Water starring Imogen Poots, Stewart knows better: what\u2019s challenging and how one role differs from the other. 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