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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Andrew Pulver

‘Performance is inherently vulnerable’: Kristen Stewart says acting is ‘unmasculine’

‘Have you ever met a female actor that was method and needed to scream and do a whole thing?’ … Kristen Stewart.
‘Have you ever met a female actor that was method and needed to scream and do a whole thing?’ … Kristen Stewart. Photograph: Michael Buckner/IndieWire/Getty Images

Kristen Stewart has claimed that acting is “unmasculine” and “inherently submissive”, and that male actors developed “the method” to compensate.

In an interview with the New York Times, Stewart was asked about Marlon Brando’s performance in the 1978 film Superman, and after saying she hadn’t seen the movie said that his apparent inability to pronounce the word “Krypton” correctly was “painful”. She added: “Performance is inherently vulnerable and therefore quite embarrassing and unmasculine. There’s no bravado in suggesting that you’re a mouthpiece for someone else’s ideas. It’s inherently submissive. Have you ever heard of a female actor that was method?”

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