Kristen Stewart believes that experiencing ‘humiliation’ can be an opportunity for personal growth.
The actress, widely recognized for her role as Bella in the Twilight saga, shared her insights during an episode of the New York Times podcast, The Interview. She discussed her perspective on how feeling embarrassed can sometimes be beneficial.
Stewart also addressed the contrasting experiences faced by men and women within the entertainment industry.
Her rise to fame came through her role as Bella across five adaptations of the Twilight series, but audiences have since witnessed a transformation in Kristen Stewart’s career in recent years.
Stewart recently explained how she views moments of embarrassment as having a positive impact on her life.
Speaking to the New York Times, Stewart stated, “I’ve been lucky enough that I fell on my face in public. A nice healthy amount of humiliation is really humbling, and it makes you realize: That first scratch? Who cares?”
She elaborated, “After that first scratch, you go: OK, crash the car. We can fix it.”
With the release of her directorial debut, The Chronology of Water, Stewart reflected on how embracing vulnerability and public embarrassment has bolstered her confidence. She also observed that male actors often try to mask moments of vulnerability.
“There’s a common act that happens before the acting happens on set,” she mentioned.
“If they can protrude out of the vulnerability and feel like a gorilla pounding their chest before they cry on camera, it’s a little less embarrassing.”
She further commented, “It also makes it seem like a magic trick, like it is so impossible to do what you’re doing that nobody else could do it.”
Stewart’s early success in the blockbuster Twilight series provided her with a solid foundation. Reflecting on this, she admitted that without such a breakthrough, she’d likely be pursuing high-profile projects to maintain financial security.
“I’ll be fully transparent: I was such a little guy when I made ‘Twilight’ – I made a lot of money,” she shared, adding, “I’ve been so lucky to not have to function from a place of creating security for myself, for my family.
“But I think if that had never happened, I would be scraping the bottom of every barrel to never make another studio movie again.”