You already feel unsure of yourself, and then you see your worst fears in print. It really knocked me – which is why, I think, I was working, working, working, because I was trying to run away from the fact that I thought I couldn’t do it.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYIt’s an interesting thing when you discover something about yourself. To go: ‘Wow, I’m not the person I thought I was. I’m in the middle of something and I can’t actually deal with it.’
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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I don’t have a problem with my body. I’m not just going to strip off all my clothing, but if the part calls for it and I don’t think there’s any way round, I’m absolutely fine.
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In the movie, you’re moving, you have personality, you don’t have to be great looking.
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I don’t quite understand what Tolstoy’s actual personal view of Anna is – whether he likes her or hates her, whether she’s the heroine or the antiheroine.
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It’s very rare to get a film script that has good dialogue. A lot of the time, you spend on film sets really fighting to find out how to say the words.
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If only I wasn’t an atheist, I could get away with anything. You’d just ask for forgiveness and then you’d be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt.
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At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I’m having a lovely time.
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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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It’s an interesting thing when you discover something about yourself. To go: ‘Wow, I’m not the person I thought I was. I’m in the middle of something and I can’t actually deal with it.’
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It’s a difficult thing when you try and make a film of a book that you really love. You have about two hours to tell the story, and it’s never going to be enough.
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A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women.
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I always find it much easier when there’s one person whose vision you’re following, as opposed to many people.
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If I don’t do this film. I’ll be acting in corsets for the next 20 years.
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The thing I love about acting is getting to change and look at different people in different lives and do different projects.
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In L.A., I’m twice the size – height and everything else – of most of the other actresses who are going for an audition.
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I find it difficult to see the romance in digital.
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