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.
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.
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My mum says that I was born 45, and I do remember at six thinking that I should be earning my own living.
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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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Nice is the worst word.
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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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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 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 think it doesn’t matter where you’re from, we all need a bit of romance.
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I find it difficult to see the romance in digital.
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Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.
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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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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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Be happy in your body. It’s the only one you’ve got, so you might as well like it.
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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 cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
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And we’re fortunate if we have parents who are great and loving and inspiring. But, unfortunately, there are people who don’t have that.
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