AceShowbiz - Diane Kruger came close to ending her Hollywood dream after she a New York Times reporter insisted she was too beautiful to play a role of substance in an article.

The German actress, who began her career in Europe, was introduced to U.S. audiences as Helen of Troy in 2004's "Troy", but when a 2006 review of the historical drama "Copying Beethoven" questioned whether or not the blonde beauty could be taken seriously onscreen, she started to question the course of her career.

"I felt let down. A newspaper that I really respected took a really easy and cowardly angle on me that seemed unnecessary and rude," she tells The Hollywood Reporter. "I just wondered, 'Is it always going to be like this? Is this what this business is like? Is this what critics are like? Is commenting on physical appearance the norm, rather than what you actually do?"

The star even considered leaving Hollywood and returning to international productions.

"I questioned what my life as an actor was going to be like," she adds. "It made me want to hide for a little bit. It made me feel that maybe I shouldn't do this in America. It was definitely a weird time, and it definitely hung over me for a while."

Kruger went on to appear in Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds", and blockbusters "National Treasure" and "Unknown".