The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI wish I was Sienna Miller. When I talk to her, I hope a bit of her party personality will rub off on me, but it never does.
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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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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 always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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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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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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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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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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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 wasn’t allowed to do commercials. I wasn’t allowed to do TV series. I wasn’t allowed to do soaps or basically anything that would mean I missed too much school.
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I’ve had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it’s paparazzi photographers or for film posters.
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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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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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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 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 cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
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