After more than 25 years of working on screen, Kristen Stewart has recently tapped into a newfound sense of respect in Hollywood. The Oscar-nominated actress explained how she’s suddenly treated “like I’m somebody with a brain” since making her directorial debut on The Chronology of Water, which premiered last year at Cannes. “Actresses get treated like sh*t, I’ve got to tell you,” she told The Times UK. “People think anyone could be an actress, but the first time I sat down to talk about my movie as a director, I thought, wow, this is a different experience, they are talking to me like I’m somebody with a brain. Stewart continued, “There’s this idea that directors have otherworldly abilities, which is not true.