"I knew I always had somebody there to cuddle me who didn't want anything from me. Ultimately, I didn't want them (the media and paparazzi) to win. The only thing I want to do is make films." Knightley found herself propelled into the limelight at just 17, following her breakthrough role in 2002 hit "Bend It Like Beckham", and was given an Oscar nod for Best Actress, four years later, after starring in "Pride and Prejudice".

By 23, she was reportedly the 'second highest-paid woman in Hollywood', but her success came at a price, as she suffered a breakdown at 22 following a "very intense and lonely" period, reported dailymail.co.uk. Recalling her breakdown, she said: "If you (female stars) weren't breaking down in front of them, then it was worth their while to make you break down in front of them … so suddenly there was a level of violence, it felt, in the air. That is not a thing that anybody would react to well.

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"I did have a mental breakdown at 22, so I did take a year off there and was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder because of all of that."

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