Jessica Chastain: I can control my fame

Jessica Chastain controls her fame.

The ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ star insists there is a way for Hollywood stars to "set their own privacy" in the film industry by keeping a low profile and not attending popular celebrity haunts.

She said: "In this industry you can set your own privacy. If I go to certain restaurants with my boyfriend I know we’re going to get photographed.

"But when the public is involved in your relationship … they can demand or ask questions because they feel like they have an ownership of it, because you sold it. That means they have a say in your private life."

And the 39-year-old actress also opened up about what she looks for in each movie role she takes on.

She added to the new issue of C magazine: "My experience with making movies is that I want to walk away from each role, and each set, having learned something and grown as a person. That’s really important for me when choosing a role: What am I going to learn and what am I going to gain from this experience?"

Meanwhile, Jessica previously revealed it was her grandmother who pushed her into acting.

She explained: "I had a very active imagination, and then my grandma took me to a play. She made it clear that this was a professional theatre company, that this was their job – she wanted me to know that it was a treat So then I saw a little girl on stage and I was like, ‘OK, so this is totally my job too! This is what I’m going to do. I’m ready.’

"My poor mum – I was always like, ‘Mom, can you take me to LA so I can be in commercials?’ I don’t think my parents thought that was even a real possibility!"