Alicia Vikander has claimed there is no joy in social media.
The Tomb Raider actress quit Instagram after one month and has now revealed that she ‘realised early on that social media was not good for me’.
‘I personally didn’t find the joy in it,’ she said.
‘In this industry, you must be willing to throw yourself out there, which I enjoy,’ she added, speaking to Harpers Bazaar.
‘I’m good at hiding all those nerves inside. Something I’ve heard all my life is, “Oh, you seem so tough.” I think one of the main things I do well is to not show that I’m s****ing my pants.’
Her decision also inspired Elisabeth Moss, who admitted that she didn’t feel a lack of presence on social media negatively affected an actress’s career.
‘I just have an old-school mindset. Also, girls I look up to, like Jennifer Lawrence, Rooney Mara and Alicia Vikander, don’t have it, and it hasn’t affected their careers remotely,’ said Elisabeth.
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‘I’d rather live as private a life as I can. I’m not trying to be a mysterious person, but I’d rather be seen as an actor from job to job,’ she said.
‘I’ve never lived my life trying to be an influencer; I’m happy keeping my own opinions for fun dinner conversation … A lot of the time in my life, I try not to take up space – I just want to disappear into a wall. And then eventually, when I’m around people I feel confident with, I’ll take up more space.’