Kristen Stewart: “My Life is Very Good”

Is it weird to play someone who is not Bella?
It's funny because that is a really relevant question from an outsider's perspective. It seems like Twilight is the biggest thing in my career in terms of getting attention and making such a wave. I've found it's not weird to play another character because the experience of making a film is the same. It's the character who is unique and different.

Besides, you filmed this before the first Twilight movie.
I did Yellow Handkerchief a year and a half before Twilight. So I'm not rebelling against Bella. I'm just doing something new, unique and personal.

What do you do when you hear good news, like getting the role in The Yellow Handkerchief? Call a girlfriend? Yell and scream?
I just get really excited. But then fear sets in. I don't know if I can do it. But the moment is exciting and then fear sets in. First, I go, “Yes! My God, I can do this!”

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Do you really have doubts about your abilities?
I get those doubts before I do every scene. I go, “What are we doing… Oh, my God.” If it's something you really care about, it's scary.

How are you handling the fact that you're internationally famous and can't just walk into McDonald’s without causing a frenzy?
In terms of making concessions, it's not that bad. The coolest thing in the world about this kind of fame is that people actually want to see your movies. But I don't take a lot of credit for Twilight. Whoever got to play Bella Swan would be in the position I'm in now.

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So what’s really going on with you and Robert. Are you dating?
The whole rumor tabloid stuff is so obviously false to me and I knew it was false even before I became a part of it. It has been like some sort of ridiculous show. It's like a soap opera, but filled with false realism. I don't take it personally. It might seem real to fans, but it isn't.

Cindy Pearlman is a nationally syndicated entertainment writer and the co-author of The Beauty Cookbook and The Black Book of Hollywood Beauty Secrets.

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