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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYIn 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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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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I think women’s bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame. Our society is so photographic now, it becomes more difficult to see all of those different varieties of shape.
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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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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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Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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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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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 always find it much easier when there’s one person whose vision you’re following, as opposed to many people.
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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 like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
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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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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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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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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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I see the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world.
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I do think that acting is such an unpredictable job, and you’re away a lot. If you’re dating somebody outside the industry, it can be hard to understand that.
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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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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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I’ve always gravitated towards people who are extreme. Whether its drugs, or kicking down doors. Normally, the people in my life had to escape to get back.
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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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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 not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.
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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 cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
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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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