Telegraph
Even before her very public break-up Rosamund Pike found stardom uncomfortable. Still single – and about to play the Marquis de Sade's wife – she talks about why she's now happier with, and by, herself.
'But the Oscars are odd, because years ago it was all about glamour. I used to think it was amazing. I think of people like Ava Gardner and Rita Hayworth, those stars gone by, and they seemed to exist only when they were on camera. They were so glamorous and really made me feel Hollywood was somewhere special. Now everyone knows what goes on behind the screens. They know about make-up artists and dressers and hairdressers.There's nothing hidden anymore, which is sad, I think.'