The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYIt’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.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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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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At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I’m having a lovely time.
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I like to do the pictures before people get too self-conscious. I like to be spontaneous and get a shot before the subject thinks too much about 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’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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It’s not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.
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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 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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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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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 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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If I don’t do this film. I’ll be acting in corsets for the next 20 years.
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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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Be happy in your body. It’s the only one you’ve got, so you might as well like it.
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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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