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Keira Knightley's fame fury
Aug 21, 2007, 13:00 GMT
Keira Knightley © Glenn Harris / Photorazzi
Keira Knightley has blasted youngsters for being obsessed with fame and celebrity.
The 'Pride and Prejudice' star thinks young people are too fame hungry and is uncomfortable with fans who are eager to know everything about her.
She told the Radio Times magazine: "It frightens me when kids go, 'I want to be famous.' Why? Because you want to go into a restaurant?
"You know what - if you book you can get into a restaurant. If you want to be rich go and work on the stock market."
Keira admits she struggles to cope with her celebrity status.
She said: "Why would I want strangers to know me? I find it an odd concept and I don't deal with it particularly well."
The 22-year-old actress also hit out at people taking too much interest in her appearance, and claims she only looks so good in photographs because they have been touched up.
She said: "Somebody goes, 'Gosh, you're pretty'. Thanks, I've got good genes! OK, I'm on the cover of a magazine, but somebody else does the hair and make-up and airbrushes the f**k out of me - it's not me, it's something other people have created."
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She's got a point. There's more important things in life than actors and singers. Why does society worship them, rather than looking up to the people who actually DO something for this world?
Spot on young lady.
The cult of celebrity is destroying the music industry, film industry and has already detroyed TV e.g. X Factor, Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity.... etc etc.
She can say anything she wants to me anytime.
How 'bout 'get out of my face!' That's what she'd say to you. I've read some of your posts, you're a woman hating pig.
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ProximakingAug 21st, 2007 - 14:01:47
I hate to state the obvious but if she doesn't want to be discussed then why is she talking?
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