The 'Twilight Saga' movie actress reunites with her 'Panic Room' co-star at the ceremony to honor Foster with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
- May 5, 2016
AceShowbiz - Jodie Foster has finally had her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 53-year-old actress/director accepted the honor at the unveiling ceremony taking place on Wednesday, May 4 in front of the TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX.
Her "Panic Room" co-star Kristen Stewart was on hand to fete the veteran actress. The "Still Alice" star delivered a heartwarming speech in which she recalled the time they worked together for the 2002 thriller.
"I watched 'Taxi Driver' when I was far too young to watch it," Stewart said, referring to Foster's 1976 movie directed by Martin Scorsese. "And I was already saying Jodie Foster was my favorite actress before I was cast as her daughter," she continued, jokingly adding, "Technically she was cast as my mom. She came onto the movie late and I was there to show her the ropes."
Calling Foster her "first adult friend," Stewart went on praising the "The Beaver" director, "There's nothing self-serving about her. She cares about people. She's quite the opposite of the type of person that is gravitated towards being an actress."
"I was drawn to her before I met her, and trust me, she's way cooler than me," the 26-year-old added. "She did everything young. She kicked Yale (University)'s a**. She won Oscars. She became a filmmaker herself." She concluded her speech by saying that the honor was long overdue, because "she should have had a star on the Walk of Fame when she was 10."
Hollywood Chamber of Commerce officials had actually chosen Foster as a recipient of the honor years ago. Addressing her decision to finally accept it, Foster said, "I made this conscious decision that I didn't want to have a star on Hollywood Boulevard unless it was in a conjunction with a movie I was directing. I don't know why that was important to me; it seems silly, but that's why I waited all these years."
Jack O'Connell and and Caitriona Balfe, who star in upcoming movie "Money Monster" which Foster directed, were also in attendance. The thriller film that also features George Clooney and Julia Roberts is set to open in U.S. theaters May 13.
