I always find it much easier when there’s one person whose vision you’re following, as opposed to many people.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYA lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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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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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
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My mum says that I was born 45, and I do remember at six thinking that I should be earning my own living.
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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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It’s good to know that other people think differently, and that’s what makes the characters interesting.
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I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn’t actually read them.
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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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And we’re fortunate if we have parents who are great and loving and inspiring. But, unfortunately, there are people who don’t have that.
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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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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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You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.
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Nice is the worst word.
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Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
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I tried college for three months but I was desperately unhappy. I just wanted to perform. I was getting straight As but I had no friends and cried every day.
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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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