Kristen Stewart Reflects on ‘Twilight’: An Interview with “De 15 a 20”

Kristen let herself be known as Jodie Fosters daughter in the “The Panic Room” movie, and from that day onwards her career as an actress has only rose. It’s two o’clock in the exclusive Beverly Hills hotel, where we are to talk with Kristen about her role in the upcoming Twilight movie. She runs in, because she’s spent all day in interviews, and greets me. What catches my attention is that she’s dressed with jeans, tennis and a loose t-shirt, a jacket and not a drop of makeup. I definitely didn’t expect her to be dressed such a simple way for an important movie as this is. I notice she’s nervous and she tells that even with all the interviews she’s already given, she’s not used yet to be the central piece of attention. We start the interview.

15 to 20: Before you started this project had you read the book? Did you know about the phenomenon that had rose with it?
K: I had no idea. I knew nothing about the book before…Once I knew about it, I noticed about it in every shop and that everyone spoke about it, and everything’s growing even bigger now.

15 to 20: Do you believe that knowing nothing about it has helped you play Bella’s role?

K: Yes, I don’t know if I would’ve been so excited to participate (if I had read the books), at best I’d have felt a bit intimidated.

15 to 20: What’s grabs your attention the most in the Bella character?

K: I think what I like the most is that in one hand she plays the role of victim, since everyone is after her, besides the man she loves wants to “eat” her! I like the balance that exists between what may look like a helpless child, but at the same time she’s more secure of her relationship with Edward and said: “We can do it and it’s worth fighting for.”

15 to 20: Did you get to know Stephanie Meyer, the book’s author? How was your reaction about her?

K: She went some times to the locations where we’re filming. She was very busy at the beginning, approving the script, checking everyone who was going to participate, but afterwards she allowed us all to do our jobs.

15 to 20: Did you discuss anything about your character with her?

K: Noooooo, it would have been the longest conversation of my life. We didn’t have time for that. She would ask me out of the blue if I wanted to know anything about the character and I’d reply that it was all in the book.

15 to 20: Do you like vampire books?

K: I love the themes they represent, the ones they somehow question mortality Especially, I like that in Twilight, the theme about life and death, and obviously, the forbidden “fruit” theme is always present.

15 to 20: But have you ever been interested in vampires?

K: I always have had a certain fascination about them…Actually, when I was a little kid, every year I’d mask myself as Dracula in Halloween…I loved it because it made me feel very cool.

15 to 20: How does it feel to be in love with a vampire?

K: Well, in Bella’s case – my character – suddenly feels immersed in a world that’s not real, at first it seems very logical, but I think that the main thing is that the situation she’s in is never questioned, it’s like she has no other option, it’s a chemical reaction between two souls that need to be connected, like saying “we have no other chance because we can’t live without each other.”

15 to 20: How did you and Robert manage to achieve that chemistry on screen?

K: Well, we’re actors and that’s a natural process. At the beginning we had many rehearsals and too much time to read the book and search for info on vampires, so we discussed things saying “no, non, no..vampires can’t breath, so I won’t be able to smell your breath” (she laughs) and well, I think we had luck too. Hopefully we’ll see it on the screen.

15 to 20: Bella is a very brave girl, do you consider yourself one too?

K: I think that bravery comes with believing in something, I have my beliefs.

15 to 20: Do you have anything in common with Bella, since the character is of a normal, unpopular chick, how do you relate with her?

K: Yes, I feel that I’ve never been one of those girls that enters the cafeteria and dominates all the school. Yes I totally identify myself with that part of it, as thinking that I would never be the popular chick, I’d prefer to be anyone else, and she’s like that. She doesn’t understand why everyone pays so much attention, like they’re obsessed, with her.

15 to 20: Why do you think everyone feels so attracted towards the Bella character?

K: Bella has a great strength of will; Edward can read minds but not hers. And in the following books that continues, she has a strong mentality and is all about protecting others. But Bella is not conscious of that, so when he says that she the only person he can’t read, she’s like: “something wrong with me”, and that’s the funny thing about this girl, how she doesn’t even realise she’s lost inside this fantastical world.

15 to 20: What’s your favourite character of the book?

K: I thnk I like Edward a lot because he’s such an interesting character, because outside he’s self-confident, pretty….basically the ideal image of what you look for in a men, but in reality he’s lonely. Every girl dies for him because they say he’s perfect, just he isn’t with Bella.

15 to 20: What do you think will the reaction of the fans upon watching the upcoming movie?

K: I hope they see it as something good, since the fans are already reacting with the trailers. I really like that the movie is very close to the book, so I hope they’ll be happy with the results.