Actress Kristen Stewart is notorious for being tight-lipped and fiercely private. Recently, she spoke candidly about her thoughts of pressures of celebrity life and how her experiences in romance helped her conquer the alien world of her new movie.

In Drake Doremus' film "Equals," Stewart and Nicholas Hoult play characters living in a world where love and emotions are prohibited. People who begin to feel are diagnosed with Switched On Syndrome (SOS). When the two fall for each other, they must decide whether to continue suppressing their feelings or run away in search of a better world.

In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Stewart agreed that there is a parallel between the "Equals" world, where every emotion is suppressed, and Hollywood's own form of dictatorship, where celebrities are expected to act, talk and dress a certain way.

"It's like this whole other form of entertainment, which I get," the star responded. "I just wish that people saw through it a little bit more."

She added, "In a week, people will move on to the next thing because it's business and it's fuelled by money, therefore you can't take it too seriously."

Stewart also opened up about "Equals" and being able to relate to the film's unique love story.

"One of the reasons I was so intimidated by this movie is because I was like, 'This is gonna hurt. I don't want to think about all that,'" she said. "It's good, it's cathartic, it's worth it. I feel good now on the other side of it. But at first I was like, 'Oh God.' If we do this right it's so basic, it's so fundamental, it's so young."

She explained how she and Hoult drew on their experiences for their roles, saying, "Obviously Nick and I are 25. We made the movie nearly a year ago. We're still very close to our first loves. It's definitely something that we both know so well. It was a painful movie to make in every way. It was exuberant, cathartic and at the same time almost too self-reflective. We would go home and be like, 'We seriously need a drink. Let's just stop thinking about everything. Let's not talk. Let's just take a walk.'"

During the Toronto premiere of "Equals," the pair spoke to the media and addressed the connection they had in Doremus' set.

"It's surprising how much you can tell not by what someone says but by the little pieces of body language," Hoult said to Global News.

"It's strange, if you've ever stared into someone's eyes for that long, it's amazing how much you can pick up on and how connected you feel."

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