A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI 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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In the movie, you’re moving, you have personality, you don’t have to be great looking.
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I like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
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The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
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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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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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It’s good to know that other people think differently, and that’s what makes the characters interesting.
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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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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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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 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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Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.
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I see the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world.
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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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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 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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