Los Angeles, May 30 (IANS) Director John Carney has criticised actress Keira Knightley's work in 2013 film "Begin Again". He says he wouldnt like to work with her again.
Ill never make a film with supermodels again, Carney told Independent newspaper, reports variety.com.
Knightley played a songwriter dumped by her musician boyfriend, played by Adam Levine, in Begin Again". She then embarks on a new path in making music with Mark Ruffalos character.
Carney had much more favourable memories of working with Levine and Ruffalo than with Knightley.
Mark Ruffalo is a fantastic actor and Adam Levine is a joy to work with and actually quite unpretentious and not a bit scared of exposing himself on camera and exploring who he is as an individual, Carney said.
I think that thats what you need as an actor; you need to not be afraid to find out who you really are when the cameras rolling. Keiras thing is to hide who you are and I dont think you can be an actor and do that, he added.
Carney also claimed that Knightleys entourage made it difficult to get any real work done, and stated a difference between working with proper film actors and movie stars.
Its not like I hate the Hollywood thing, but I like to work with curious, proper film actors as opposed to movie stars.
I dont want to rubbish Keira, but you know its hard being a film actor and it requires a certain level of honesty and self-analysis that I dont think shes ready for yet and I certainly dont think she was ready for on that film, he said.
