United Kingdom, Aug. 21 -- Anna Faris has given up drinking alcohol because she found "there's a correlation between drinking and depression".

The Scary Movie star has admitted she feels a lot better since quitting booze and she now appreciates when she's recognised by fans when she's out and about.

During an appearance on Chelsea Handler's Dear Chelsea podcast, Anna said: "It was only in the last, like, year, I think, that I really started to notice and appreciate if and when people recognize me, they would usually smile."

Chelsea then asked: "Do you think that has to do with not drinking? I know you stopped drinking."

Anna then explained: "Yeah, I do. One of the many gifts. It turns out there's a correlation between drinking and dep...