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Roadtrip to 'La Croisette' Kristen Stewart Interview
From the land of fairytales directly on to Cannes: In Walter Salles’
long-awaited screen adaption from Jack Kerouac’s novel “On the Road”,
Kristen Stewart smoothly displays her talent and in our SKIP-interview
she shows that she is capable of many more than just two different
facial expressions.
SKIP: Very soon the irrevocably last part of the Twilight Saga will
be released, you already finished shooting it a while ago – how exactly
are you planning your future? What kind of movies would you like to
make?
Kristen: Weirdly enough, I only ask myself that question during
interviews (laughs). And no, I don’t plan anything, I just let things
happen organically. I think in this business, it is really hard to work
towards anything specific. I mean, it is a very strange occupation, to
act as if you were someone else, while you are being watched by as many
people as possible. It’s difficult to make any sort of plans – I always
look for very special projects that really speak to me.
SKIP: And “On the Road” did speak to you apparently – even though, as
you’ve stated in another interview, some people advised you against it,
because the role wasn’t big enough.
Kristen: I have loved the book since I was 14, and I was sure, that
Walter Salles was absolutely the right man to be directing the movie. I
was sure of that from the first time I met him. Every now and then you
meet people, and you know right from the beginning that you’re on the
same wavelength – and that was the way with Walter and me. Even though I
couldn’t really picture myself portraying Marylou – she is very, very
different from me. But I had to learn to completely let go for this
part. That’s something which is very difficult for me, because I hate
losing control of anything. I’m an incredible control freak. I always
want to know exactly who or what I am in every moment.
SKIP: How did you prepare for the role?
Kristen: Well, physically basically just by breathing, regular
breathing (laughs). But seriously: I did know the book very, very well
but for the movie I read a lot of secondary literature. Marylou is based
on an actual person. And I found it incredibly exciting to find out who
that person was.
SKIP: Walter told us that he sent his actors to a so-called “Beatnik
Bootcamp”, to make them understand the unique atmosphere, in which the
story takes place.
Kristen: Yes, that was fun. We all read ‘I celebrate myself’
together, the most awesome book about Allen Ginsberg. And then I learned
to dance wildly, listen to the right kind of music all the while
smoking too many cigarettes on the balcony. Things like that. Luckily we
really did all fall in love with each other (giggles). People always
say that about movies, that everybody became “one big happy family” –
but I do believe no other experience can compare to all of us on “On the
Road”. I have never experienced that kind of sincere closeness on a
set.
SKIP: How was it for you to dive into the Beatnik-atmosphere as a
young, modern woman? It is after all a world that was quite male
focused.
Kristen: I don’t see it like that at all. Reading the book, one
might get that impression, cause the women are only side characters. But
it does represent that very special time, in which young people, women
and men alike, were able to go out and find themselves, find their own
family in a way and not just grow up in the surroundings they were born
into. And this also means finding people that force you to challenge
yourself. For me, this really was a defining idea: I told myself, I need
to find people like this, people that push me like in “On the Road”.
Everybody knows this: Some relationships are very comfortable. But you
end up becoming lazy. I want my friends to fire me up and challenge me.
Out of the Twilight. Robert Pattinson interview
Not at all afraid of the daylight. Robert Pattinson now plays in a new
league: In David Cronenberg’s “Cosmopolis” he doesn’t show his teeth
anymore, but much more naked skin and an interesting personality. A
SKIP-talk about festivals and the financial crisis.
SKIP: You were a vampire in “Twilight” and an animal trainer in
“Water for elephants”, but the stock speculator in “Cosmopolis” is
definitely your strangest part so far. What will your fans think?
Robert: Of course, “Cosmopolis” is quite unusual, but if just one
out of a hundred gets something out of it, I’m happy. To me, cinema is
more than just entertainment.
SKIP: You’ve recently said, you didn’t want to make any movies for teenagers anymore.
Robert: I was misunderstood. I mean, the biggest percentage of
people going to the movies, are young people – it would be insane to say
I didn’t want to make movies for them anymore. Sometimes it’s just
difficult to make movies that are restricted by the American
MPAA-rating. Everything involving sex is being censored right away,
while violence is much more accepted – that’s completely crazy! I don’t
think there is anything particularly bad in “Cosmopolis”. I wouldn’t
have been shocked by any of it at age thirteen – and if you think about,
that nowadays every teenager is probably watching some hardcore porn on
the internet anyway, it really puts it into perspective.
SKIP: Maybe it’s more the fact that there’s a lot of dialogue in “Cosmopolis” that could scare young people…
Robert: Exactly (laughs)! And the parents are gonna complain: “Hey! I
don’t want my kids to be confronted with so many words at the same
time!”
SKIP: What was your favorite moment in this past year?
Robert: To be invited to Cannes with “Cosmopolis”. I had been dreaming
about being invited for ten years or so, to be in competition here. All
those years during “Twilight” I always got asked: “Are you scared of
being typecast as the teenage vampire? Are you scared you’ll never get
another job?” And now my first job after “Twilight” leads me to Cannes.
SKIP: Eric Packer, whom you play in “Cosmopolis”, is a very strange character.
Robert: Yes, but right in the beginning I found something to
connect to him. It’s funny, everybody keeps saying how this is a movie
about the financial crisis. But I was more fascinated by the weird kind
of humor, and that it’s almost lyrical. I liked the structure of the
sentences, they almost sound instinctively right.
SKIP: Which is your favorite line?
Robert: “What you are smelling are my peanuts” (laughs). But
there is more which I’d better not quote right now (grins). It’s so
strange to see how people don’t really know whether they should laugh at
certain scenes or not. “Cosmopolis” is one of those movies, where you
could feel completely out of the loop, if you’re not paying attention
from the beginning. I personally think the movie is hilariously funny.
Some of the things Paul Giamatti says, are really brilliant: “I am
currently experiencing my Korean panic attack” or “I believe my sexual
organ is retreating into my body right now.” (laughs)
SKIP: So you laughed a lot on set?
Robert: Yes, all the time! For instance during the scene, in
which I cry and say “my prostate is asymmetrical” – that’s so absurd!
That something like this becomes part of a movie, is ridiculously
brilliant.
SKIP: Has your approach to looking for parts changed now?
Robert: Sure, I’m older and more confident. I was always afraid
that I would never get offered any roles like this one. And to be
invited to Cannes on top of it all, you suddenly begin to really see
yourself as an actor. I mean Wow, I can really do cool movies as well
(laughs)! I have very recently signed on to a couple of projects which,
at this time last year, I wouldn’t have thought I’d be able to do. In
one of them I’ll play a soldier who was present when they arrested
Saddam Hussein. To prepare I’ve spent some time with the guy and of
course it’s very important for him that we get it right. That’s quite a
lot of pressure – but I like it that way!
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