Hartnett says he continued acting but pursued smaller projects outside Hollywood's biggest productions
After finishing Black Hawk Down at 22, he took a year off and wrote a screenplay
He previously said he declined roles like Superman and Batman to maintain control over his career
Josh Hartnett is opening up about what some view as a step back from acting — arguing he was still working, just not in the big Hollywood projects for which he had become known.
The actor, 48, was interviewed by Out Of Order, when he was asked if he takes "offense" to the idea that he was "on hiatus" from the film industry for two decades.

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