United Kingdom, June 1 -- Kiefer Sutherland thinks fame is "harder" and comes with more pressure for women than men.

The 59-year-old actor-and-musician was first alerted to how "different" the experience of life in the public eye is for females when he was dating his Flatliners co-star Julia Roberts in the early 1990s and doesn't feel the scrutiny actresses face is "very healthy or fair".

He told the Daily Telegraph newspaper: "For the women it's harder. There's a lot more to maintain, which is grossly unfair.

"When I was with Julia Roberts I saw how she was treated on a day off. What she had to go through was so different than what I had to deal with. I certainly didn't need security. No one cared what I wore or how I looked.

"When w...