Knightley: "I'm a control freak"

Keira Knightley has labelled herself a "control freak" when talking about her insistence on maintaing her independence and control over major career decisions.

The Pirates of the Caribbean star has kept the same agents she has had since the beginning of her career and refuses to employ a host of extra staff like her Hollywood counterparts.

She told TeenHollywood: "I could get this, that and the other (person) and suddenly find that I'm not making any of the decisions. This is my name, my career, so I've got to be in some control. If I make a mistake, then I make a mistake. That's life."

"I think I'm a control freak. You can't let it all out of your hands and it keeps you in touch with real life. I'm the most disorganised person, but I'd rather be that than have somebody looking after me like a nanny. It would be freaky," the actress added.