David Marchese

I'm David Marchese.

When it comes to artists and celebrities, there are few things more exciting than change, when the person we thought we knew shows us something different.

Kristen Stewart has shown us that a few times.

She shot to stardom in big-budget Hollywood hits like the Twilight series.

But by her mid-20s, she stepped away from popcorn movies in favor of independent films, including 2021's Spencer.

She played Princess Diana, earning herself an Academy Award nomination.

Stewart has undergone a pretty profound transformation off-screen, too.

She used to be a frequent target of the tabloid press, both for her relationships, notably with her Twilight co-star Robert Pattinson, and also for her often sullen-seeming public appearances.

Things seem different now.

As I found out when we spoke, Stewart, who publicly came out in 2017 and earlier this year married the screenwriter and producer Dylan Meyer, is riding some entirely new energy.

At 35, she's just directed her first full-length feature, The Chronology of Water.

The film is an adaptation of Lydia Yuknovich's intense memoir.

She was a competitive swimmer who fought her way through various traumas in order to become the writer she needed to be.

Stewart has made a bold movie, one which raises questions about womanhood, sexuality, excess, and the stories we choose to tell about ourselves.

Questions that set the stage for a pretty fun, freewheeling conversation.

Here's my interview with Kristen Stewart.

Hi, Kristen.

How are you?

I'm good.

I'm good.