Keira Knightley says she was 'taken down publicly' because of “Pirates of the Caribbean”: 'I was seen as s---'
Knightley has admitted that she had a "mental breakdown" at age 22, the same year Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End was released. Despite owing her global popularity to a massive film franchise, Knightley subsequently steered course toward smaller films, independent films, and projects drawn from original creative material.