Kristen Stewart explains why 'a healthy amount of humiliation' is actually 'really humbling'

Kristen Stewart has claimed that some level 'humiliation' can be 'humbling'.

The star, who is best known for her portrayal of Bella in the Twilight movies, was speaking to the New York Times podcast The Interview, and opened up about how she felt some level of being embarrassed can be helpful.

She went on to speak about the vastly different ways in which men and women have to navigate the world of acting and filmmaking.

Stewart rocketed to stardom playing Bella over the course of five dramatizations of the Twilight book series, but many who grew up watching those films have now seen a very different Kristen Stewart in recent years.

As for Stewart herself, she opened up about how she felt that having some level of being embarrassed actually helped her.

Kristen Stewart just released her first full-length film that she directed (Michael Buckner/IndieWire via Getty Images)

Stewart told the New York Times: "I’ve been lucky enough that I fell on my face in public. A nice healthy amount of humiliation is really humbling, and it makes you realize: That first scratch? Who cares?"

She explained: "After that first scratch, you go: OK, crash the car. We can fix it."

Stewart, who has recently released the first full-length movie that she directed, The Chronology of Water, went on to reflect on how not being bothered about seeming silly or embarrassed publicly has made her more secure, and noted that she thinks a lot of male actors can try to compensate for moments of vulnerability.

"There’s a common act that happens before the acting happens on set," she said.

"If they can protrude out of the vulnerability and feel like a gorilla pounding their chest before they cry on camera, it’s a little less embarrassing."

She added: "It also makes it seem like a magic trick, like it is so impossible to do what you’re doing that nobody else could do it."

Stewart opened up in an interview to the New York Times (Taylor Hill/FilmMagic/Getty)

Starting her career with such a big blockbuster hit like Twilight gave Stewart a lot of stability afterwards, and she opened up that if she hadn't had this, she would very much still be looking for more big money projects.

"I’ll be fully transparent: I was such a little guy when I made 'Twilight' - I made a lot of money," she said, adding: "I’ve been so lucky to not have to function from a place of creating security for myself, for my family.

"But I think if that had never happened, I would be scraping the bottom of every barrel to never make another studio movie again."