I was just reading Keira Knightley's interview in the new issue of Allure and all I can think is: Man, this chick is miserable. The Pirates of the Caribbean actress obviously hates being in the limelight, so why doesn't she just quit acting? I get that being chased by paparazzi and constantly being judged on your waif-like appearance sucks, but there's also an upside to celebrity -- fame, fortune, perks -- so she should really decide what's most important to her. Here's some excerpts from the article that put Keira on my bad side:
On walking the red carpet: "I hate red-carpet events; I absolutely hate them. I don't like the fact that people write, 'Oh, you look like crap' in print. Or 'I don't like your arms!' "
On her self-image: "I'm not Wonder Woman. I have self-esteem problems. Everybody does. You know, skinny people are allowed to feel s--- about themselves."
On being called an anorexic: "I haven't got a clue about how much I weigh. I do not own any scales. And I have noticed it creates an anger in people who are not skinny. People like to blame their insecurities on other people."
On the characters she likes to play: "There is definitely a f-you quality to the characters I choose. A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women."
On the anxieties of fame: "You have this feeling -- everyone wants a bit of you. Wants to suck a bit of you. Wants a piece of you. It does feel like that. Any sane person knows, this is not nice. It's a pretty horrific profession, really."
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