Say what you will about Kristen Stewart, but she really knows how to be herself even under a firestorm of pressure from people demanding that she behave otherwise. She's been in the acting business since she was 9 years old, so she's had people scrutinizing and critiquing her every move for the past 16 years. Yet, somehow, she still manages to be utterly genuine. Listen to Stewart's best quotes from interviews and appearances make it clear that she has a good head on her shoulders, and who wouldn't want to emulate her grounded advice? Who wouldn't want to apply that advice to their own life whenever possible?
Obviously, there's a chance she's pulling the wool over my eyes and is actually a bubbly cheerleader type who only wants us to think she freezes up in interviews and is most comfortable in bedhead and her Chuck Taylors, but I think she's the real deal. No one would be that awkward by choice, and I think it's honestly very brave of Stewart to share her true self with us without polishing it up to blend in more with the Hollywood crowd.
In fact, whatever you think of Stewart, I don't know how you can deny that we have a lot to learn from her. No matter how many shots are taken at her, calling out her bad attitude or constant smirk or discomfort on the red carpet, she just owns those qualities even harder. So here's a Stewart quote for each of your life situations because, let's face it. We should all be more like her.
As A Parting Shot When Exiting A Room, Mae West-Style
"I would never cheapen my relationships by talking about them." — Elle Magazine
As A Pickup Line
"I'm about to play an emaciated pregnant vampire, so I've stopped using as much butter as Paula Deen — just until Breaking Dawn is over." —Examiner
Comforting Your Kid After He Makes His First Big Mistake
"You have to be OK with your own fears. If you're an honest person, you'll make mistakes, but that's when the most interesting things happen." —The Sun
In Your Drunken Bridesmaid Speech At Your Friend's Wedding Trying To Make It All About You
"I guarantee whenever I get married or have a baby, everyone is going to want to know my kid's name and I'm not going to say it for ages. That's just the way I want to do it. It'll come out but it won't have come from me." —GQ UK
When You're Trying To Scare People Away From Sitting Next To You On The Bus
"I want a cheeseburger so badly, but I have to be a vampire in a few weeks." —LA Times
When Introducing Your Magic Act
"When I dress up, I have to have a lot of help. I was in a T-shirt until a few minutes ago." — The Telegraph
To Break The Ice At The Beginning Of Your Oscar Acceptance Speech
"A lot of actors think that what we do is so important, like we're saving people's lives or something." — NYLON
Explaining Your Deal To A Dude On A Second Date
"I'm not ready to get married, but I have a pretty great family and I'd like that too, someday." —The Daily Star
For Literally Every Other Situation There Is
"It's OK, you know? It's OK to be you. It's OK to just not be OK. It's OK to not be OK." —Marie Claire UK
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