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Actress Carmen Chaplin has a lot of Hollywood history resting on her slender shoulders - as her last name indicates, she's the granddaughter of Charlie, not to mention the great-granddaughter of Eugene O'Neill. But while other thespians might be envious, her own feelings about her illustrious name weren't as easy to reconcile.
"Acting always interested me, but because of my lineage, I found it embarrassing and pretentious to express that desire," admits Chaplin, who stars in "Day on Fire," which screens at the Hamptons International Film Festival on Thursday. It was only after she started acting classes and completed her first film that she felt comfortable talking openly about becoming an actor.
"I love my grandfather's films, but it ends...