Actress Kristen Stewart called President Donald Trump’s proposed movie tariffs «terrifying» and revealed she shot her directorial debut in Latvia instead of the U.S.
Kristen Stewart is eyeing a move out of the United States due to President Donald Trump.
The «Twilight» actress revealed in an interview with The Times that she’s cultivating her directorial career around being able to create films in Europe because she «can’t work freely» in America.
Her directorial debut, «The Chronology of Water», was shot in Lativia as «it would have been impossible to do in the States.»
Stewart added that Trump’s threat of tariffs on movies made outside the country is «terrifying» for the film industry.
«Reality is breaking completely under Trump», she said. «But we should take a page out of his book and create the reality we want to live in.»
The bi-coastal actress – who spends time in Los Angeles and New York – admitted that she’s «probably not» going to live in the states for much longer.
«I can’t work freely there», Stewart said. «But I don’t want to give up completely. I’d like to make movies in Europe and then shove them down the throat of the American people.»
In September, four months after initially musing the idea, Trump proposed a 100% tariff on films made outside the United States.
«Our movie making business has been stolen from the United States of America, by other Countries, just like stealing ‘candy from a baby.
