Fame broke something in me: Knightley

KEIRA Knightley hates being famous. The British actress admits shes ill-equipped to cope with being recognized. I think it broke something in me, Keira said of fame. I was told very early on that if I didnt go out to openings and parties and events I would be left alone. I didnt, and they still didnt leave me alone. I knew it was part of the deal in the life I had signed up to, but the fear of it has never left me. Im still not good at being recognized. I wear scruffy clothes and hats and keep my head well down, she added. SS Keira has recently admitted she was on the verge of walking away from the movie industry a few years back because she wasnt enjoying her Hollywood career. I think I intended not to work again. I wasnt enjoying what I was doing and I felt terribly guilty about that. I remember hating the idea that I was in a privileged position and couldnt see the point of any of it, she said. SS

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