'Orange is the New Black' star Taylor Schilling rarely gets recognised in public

She said: "I get very little attention. I feel like if anybody does come up, usually I'm gone by the time they've figured out who I am.

"Or, if they have, they look at me with this disdain of, 'Piper! How did you get out? Why are you out?' They want to know how I escaped."

The 32-year-old actress has largely stayed away from big blockbuster movies, but she insists that isn't a deliberate move as she simply looks for projects that excite and challenge her.

She said: "I love to work. And there are so many other actors in the game who can't, you know?

"All I want is a character that excites me, a director that challenges and supports me, playing with people who are better than me and who I respect - that's all I want."

Taylor was devastated when her role in one of her first movies, 'Argo', was cut during editing but she was grateful for the kindness of star-and-director Ben Affleck in the aftermath.

She told heat magazine: "I had maybe half a dozen scenes. It wasn't the nicest time ... [Ben] called me, and he was so remorseful and apologetic. He couldn't have been more apologetic.

"And he followed up, a lot, with calls and emails. He's such a genuinely thoughtful, considerate individual. He really cared.

"And it was a profound experience working with him - he is an incredible director and a really lovely human being."