Kristen Stewart calls out ‘crazy’ Hollywood double standard

• Kristen Stewart criticised Hollywood's double standards, stating male actors are "aggrandised for retaining self" in performances, a privilege not extended to women.
• She suggested male actors employ techniques like method acting to balance the emotional and "unmasculine" vulnerability inherent in performing.
• Stewart highlighted that performance is inherently submissive and questioned why female method actors are not perceived in the same way as their male counterparts.
• She observed male actors often project bravado to make their vulnerability appear as a "magic trick," avoiding perceived embarrassment.
• Stewart recounted a conversation where a male actor dismissed actresses as "crazy" when discussing female method acting, reinforcing the gender bias.

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Kristen Stewart says that male actors are ‘aggrandized for retaining self’ in Hollywood while female actors are called ‘crazy’