Emma Stone has admitted that she is conscious of being a role model to younger fans, but insisted that she doesn't see it as a "burden" at all.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 star has previously appeared in films such as Crazy Stupid Love and Easy A, but is accessible to a younger audience with her new superhero blockbusters.
Speaking to Stylist, she said: "[Being a role model] is in no way a burden at all. But that is something I have been more conscious of lately, probably because I haven't had to do interviews for a long time now."
Emma Stone in Berlin (WENN)
She explained: "It's so important to be clear on your feelings about things and what you are going to say publicly, because I think that young women - and young people - are incredibly important and they need to have people in the public sphere they can look up to.
"I'm not saying I am one of them, but I do attach a big sense of importance to that. That's one of many reasons why I wish I were more eloquent!"
In terms of people following their own wishes, she admitted that it's something she herself has struggled with in recent years.
"I absolutely think that people should follow their own path," she said. "And that's probably something, oddly, I have gone back to over the past couple of years and I think that's the thing I have struggled with more recently than ever."
Emma Stone on the Red Carpet with Andrew Garfield
Emma Stone in London (WENN)
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