31 May,2016 07:41 AM IST | | Agencies
Director John Carney has criticised actress Keira Knightley's work in 2013 film Begin Again. He says he wouldn't like to work with her again
Keira Knightley and (inset) John Carney
Director John Carney has criticised actress Keira Knightley's work in 2013 film Begin Again. He says he wouldn't like to work with her again.
Keira Knightley
"I'll never make a film with supermodels again," Carney told a newspaper.
The director added that he had much more favourable memories of working with Levine and Ruffalo. "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 that's what you need as an actor; you need to not be afraid to find out who you really are when the camera's rolling. Keira's thing is to hide who you are and I don't think you can be an actor and do that," he added.
John Carney
Carney also claimed that Knightley's "entourage" made it difficult to "get any real work done".
"I don't want to rubbish Keira, but you know it's hard being a film actor and it requires a certain level of honesty and self-analysis that I don't think she's ready for yet and I certainly don't think she was ready for that film," he said.
