In an interview with Parade Magazine Online, Kristen talks about fame, New Moon, her character Bella Swan and much more.
Kristen Stewart has been on a daunting journey, just like Bella, the teenager she plays in the global hit Twilight. In New Moon, the second film in the big-screen saga, Bella struggles after the sudden departure of her vampire love, Edward (heartthrob Robert Pattinson) and finds her loyalties tested as her friendship with the irresistible Jacob grows.
Stewart told Parade.com’s Jeanne Wolf that coming to terms with overnight celebrity has been a personal struggle.
Facing fame.
“As soon as I stopped trying to control everything that came out of my mouth and every picture of me that came out, that’s when I became so much happier. It wasn’t like some big turning point; I’ve just grown into being able not to care as much. I realize that I’m not going to be able to influence the way everybody perceives me.”
What she’s learned about Bella.
“She is confident but not arrogant. Bella is like, ‘I’m allowed to make mistakes and I’m going to do things and take chances and not be ashamed of it.’ You see this girl really build herself back up, and by the time she makes this sort of rash decision to spend eternity with a vampire, you believe her. She’s lived life. She’s grown up.”
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