Tilda Swinton taking break from acting

The Oscar-winning actress revealed at a Berlin International Film Festival press conference on Friday, that she is taking the rest of the year off because "things have got a little crazy" in the industry. "I need a break, and I'm going to have one. We all know filmmaking is a merciless mistress and I have been under the lash for a while. When I go home to Scotland on Monday, I am entering something that I have been looking forward to for 15 years, which is a period of my life when I do something different…”