( EW.com ) -- Social media can be a complicated thing for any celebrity . On one hand , it gives fans an opportunity to connect personally with stars . On the other , it can be a place for public attacks and ridicule , and in the case of Shia LaBeouf , a great way to express yourself through other people 's words . It seems Keira Knightley is above it all . In a new interview with Harper 's Bazaar UK , the British actress revealed she once secretly joined Twitter using a fake name , only to delete the account 12 hours later . `` It made me feel a little bit like being in a school playground and not being popular and standing on the sidelines kind of going , 'Argh , ' '' Knightley told the mag . The notoriously private star , who was married to musician James Righton in May , also addressed the perception around Hollywood of her `` snooty '' attitude . `` I like being private . I have n't asked a lot of the actresses who I really admire , 'How do you do it ? ' because I do n't want to know . Maybe I 'm childish in that way ; I just do n't want to know about your life . '' See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
The actress says she joined Twitter using a fake name . Knightley then promptly quit the social media site . She says she likes `` being private ''