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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYHalf 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.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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I think quite often when you have a hell of a lot more money and time, as you very much do on a big studio film, you don’t necessarily have to make the decisions right there. You can always goback and reshoot it.
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It’s not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.
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I’m doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.
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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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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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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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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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In film as a medium, you’re often given a baddie and a goodie and told what to think about them; it’s usually a very definite point of view.
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I see a pair of shoes I adore, and it doesn’t matter if they have them in my size. I buy them anyway.
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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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I like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
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Nice is the worst word.
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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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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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