Kristen Stewart was a bundle of nerves talking about "Twilight" a year ago. That's not the case with "The Twilight Saga: New Moon.I think I've gotten a lot more comfortable with talking about myself. I couldn't finish a sentence because I was so concerned about how it was going to sound," she says.The actress had to get comfortable fast because she and her "New Moon" costars, especially Robert Pattinson, with whom she has been romantically linked, have become constant media fodder. Stewart's take on all the tabloid attention is that it's "false" and "mean. It's like a ridiculous show. Like a soap opera that seems real but you're not quite sure. It has helped that the 19-year-old has had other acting jobs. Along with filming "New Moon" and the next movie in the series, "Eclipse," she has made "The Runaways" with "New Moon" costar Dakota Fanning. Her quirky "Adventureland" was released earlier this year.

While Stewart has been distracted by other work, fans have remained focused on Twilight" and its actors. They've been ravenous to know every small detail. Stewart got a better handle on dealing with all that attention when she stopped trying to be so guarded about what she said.People are always going to want more," she says, "and I completely understand, considering that we're playing characters that are so coveted by so many people.I just have to sort of not think about it."