Last month, we looked at some photos of Kristen Stewart in costume, filming the new Woody Allen movie. The movie seems to be a period setting, probably immediately post WWII? And Kristen’s costumes are what I would call “bobbysoxer Lolita.” Like, she’s supposed to look very young, like a teenager, but also kind of showy and trying to be mature, I guess. The whole thing is just yet another example of Woody Allen’s problematic relationships with women, in real life and on the page. But what does Woody’s latest muse think of all of this? Kristen really likes him because he’s gentle AND “dom-like.” Wait, what?

Kristen Stewart took a break from filming Woody Allen’s latest movie to promote Drake Doremus’ Equals at the Venice and Toronto film festivals. As usual, very little is known about the Allen film, but Stewart tells THR that the role is a stretch for her.

“I’ve never played anyone like this. She’s quite buoyant and exemplifies lightness. People usually cast me to be the silent, quiet type,” says the actress, who stars alongside Steve Carell, Jesse Eisenberg and Blake Lively. As for working with Allen, Stewart says he’s “exactly what you expect him to be. Woody’s an interesting guy. He’s gentle, which I didn’t necessarily expect because he’s quite dom-like and can be sarcastic, but he’s so cut-and-dried, too. He minces no words.”

As for specifics about the movie, Stewart admits that she’s “not allowed to talk about it.”

Fortunately, she did elaborate on whether she feels typecast in Hollywood.

“No, because I started when I was really young, as a kid, and then I still feel like I’m a kid. But more so when I was younger I was attracted to things that felt immediately close to me. That was what moved me. ‘I know I can do that — that is me.’ I feel like even with this new character that I’m playing [in Allen’s movie], I wouldn’t want to play her unless I think somewhere in there (points to herself), she’s there,” said the actress, who made a quick pit stop in Toronto for the showing of Equals. (She also found time to pop into Hooters.) “I’m not a character actor at all. If I were to play a murderous villain, I would justify why they murdered people. I would be like, ‘Well you know what? They had a terrible upbringing.’ I would have to understand them. I can never disagree with people that I play, which some time could be a problem; it could limit me, but I don’t think so. I think it just might make me better at what I choose.”

[From The Hollywood Reporter]

Some of you have accused Kristen of falling deep into a Palin-esque word salad hole, and you guys might have a point. Who in the right mind uses “dom-like” to describe Woody Allen? As in, he’s a dom/dominant? That’s a sexual term and I would really prefer if Woody’s latest muse didn’t use that kind of terminology to describe him. *shudder*

As for her word salad about how she’s “not a character actor at all” because she has to understand and relate to the characters she plays… I don’t think those words mean what she thinks they mean. A character actor is someone playing wildly different characters, usually in supporting roles. And being a character actor versus being a leading actor has nothing to do with motivations and how you understand your character. She’s describing, in her own peculiar way, Stanislavski’s Method Acting, which is all about getting to the emotional truth of a character, and that’s the method many actors (both character and lead) use. Instead of taking varied roles and exploring those depths, Kristen is basically saying that she only plays characters she relates to already, meaning she’s just playing herself over and over all while throwing shade at career character actors doing compelling, varied and emotionally honest work consistently.

Kristen also said words to Vanity Fair:

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