Emma Stone Graces the Cover of WSJ Magazine

Actress Emma Stone,covers the July-August 2015 issue of WSJ Magazine.

Photographed by Angelo Pennetta and styled by Francesca Burns the 26-year-old appears in a series of chic images shot on location in Malibu, California. Sporting ensembles ranging from a Calvin Klein leather dress, sweaters by Maison Margiela and Bottega Veneta, the redhead looks gracefull and elegant.

The 'Irrational Man' actress opens up in a candid interview with the magazine about life in the spotlight and why she chooses to stay out of it. She also dishes on working with Woody Allen, the story behind that Andrew Garfield paper bag and her next project: a musical with Ryan Gosling.

Read the highlights from her interview below...

On anxiety and panic attacks: "It was really bad. The first time I had a panic attack I was sitting in my friend's house, and I thought the house was burning down. I called my mom and she brought me home, and for the next three years it just would not stop. I would go to the nurse at lunch most days and just wring my hands. I would ask my mom to tell me exactly how the day was going to be, then ask again 30 seconds later. I just needed to know that no one was going to die and nothing was going to change."

On her rumored breakup with Andrew Garfield: "See, I never talk about this stuff for this exact reason--because it's all so speculative and baseless. Once you start responding--once you're like, 'No, that's not true'--then they're like, 'Well, if we push enough, we'll get a comment, so let's see what else we can make up.' I understand the interest in it completely because I've had it, too. But it's so special to me that it never feels good to talk about, so I just continually don't talk about it."

On poking fun at the paparazzi: "When I picked up the bag, I was like, 'This is kind of funny if there are any [paparazzi] out there.' There's probably some rebelliousness that comes out in me after all these stories and people texting you for weeks about something that, for the most part, is not true. But even when it's false, I would rather just let it be false."

On making her own skincare products: "There was a point during Cabaret that I was on steroids for like a week because my voice kept going out, and you can't sleep on steroids, so one night I was up at 3 a.m., and I must have read some article about how to make your own body lotion, because three days later all these boxes from Amazon showed up. I had ordered so much."

On her career decisions: "There's this insane thing that happens where you get to a point where you start not just doing things because you're lucky to have gotten the job, but you actually start making choices. But recently I'm starting to enjoy having experiences that I wouldn't allow myself to have in real life--like Sally onstage, and the kind of mental breakdown she goes through. To do that in front of an audience was super liberating."

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