I like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYYou 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.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
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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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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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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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You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.
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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 see the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world.
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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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Nice is the worst word.
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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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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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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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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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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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