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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYIt’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.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.
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Half of my mum’s family is Welsh. I remember when I was a kid she used to read to me, and witches and wizards in books always had a Welsh accent, so I guess I took it from that really.
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Be happy in your body. It’s the only one you’ve got, so you might as well like it.
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I’ve got a lot of experience with anorexia – my grandmother and great-grandmother suffered from it, and I had a lot of friends at school who suffered from it. I know it’s not something to be taken lightly and I don’t.
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I think it doesn’t matter where you’re from, we all need a bit of romance.
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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 think fashion is like putting on armor. I like that aspect of it, but it’s not something I want to think about every day.
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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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I cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
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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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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 like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
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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.
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I like to do the pictures before people get too self-conscious. I like to be spontaneous and get a shot before the subject thinks too much about it.
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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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