It’s good to know that other people think differently, and that’s what makes the characters interesting.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYThe thing I love about acting is getting to change and look at different people in different lives and do different projects.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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You bring yourself to every role, it doesn’t matter who it is, it doesn’t matter if it’s a mass murderer, you can bring something to it.
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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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If I don’t do this film. I’ll be acting in corsets for the next 20 years.
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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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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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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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Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they’re constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak to what makes people human.
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The whole point for me is to change as much as possible. If I’ve done one movie, I’ve done that, move on.
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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 would be extremely stupid if I said that my looks had absolutely nothing to do with what I do, it [moviemaking] is a visual medium. I’m perfectly aware of that, the face and the body help. Of course they do.
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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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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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I enjoy doing an action scene. I’m not a purist as far as films go. If you want to do sex, great. As long as you do it well.
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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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