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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI’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.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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Nice is the worst word.
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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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In the movie, you’re moving, you have personality, you don’t have to be great looking.
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Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.
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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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If only I wasn’t an atheist, I could get away with anything. You’d just ask for forgiveness and then you’d be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt.
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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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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
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I find it difficult to see the romance in digital.
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The whole point for me is to change as much as possible. If I’ve done one movie, I’ve done that, move on.
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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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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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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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