Jodie Foster thinks Kristen Stewart is a "shaking leaf".
The 53-year-old actress was incredibly moved when her ‘Panic Room’ co-star – who was just 10 years old when she shot the film – gave a speech in her honour when she received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame earlier this month because she knows how uncomfortable her friend, 26, feels in public.
She said: "That was the unexpectedly great part of it, really — reconnecting with Kristen. There was something really emotional about it, because on ‘Panic Room’ she was that little 10-year-old girl who I just loved so much.
"I thought she was the coolest kid ever, and I couldn’t wait to meet her when she grew up.
"It’s so moving, really, to have her come out and do this kind thing, and I know it’s not easy for her.
"She’s a little bit of a shaking leaf, and it makes me want to put my arm around her and tell her that I’ll make her dinner, you know?"
As a former child star herself, Jodie – who started modelling at three and acting at five – feels a particular "kinship" to Kristen and 25-year-old Jack O’Connell, who stars in her latest directorial effort ‘Money Monster’, and cites the pair as "proof" that going into movies at a young age doesn’t have to "screw you up".
She told Vulture: "I think there is [a kinship]. It’s a weird way to grow up, and you hone a strange survival skill. Everybody does it differently, but you are forever changed by that experience. So there is a kinship to it.
"I will say, both Jack and Kristen are just wonderful, genuine people. So much for saying that being a child actor screws you up!
"hey both have prioritised and trusted their authenticity, and that’s really what has made them so real."
Jodie Foster wants to take care of Kristen Stewart
