My mum says that I was born 45, and I do remember at six thinking that I should be earning my own living.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI think it doesn’t matter where you’re from, we all need a bit of romance.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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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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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 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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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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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 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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I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn’t actually read them.
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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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You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.
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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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Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
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I don’t think that you can fake warmth. You can fake lust, jealousy, anger; those are all quite easy. But actual, genuine warmth? I don’t think you can fake it.
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I see the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world.
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