My mum says that I was born 45, and I do remember at six thinking that I should be earning my own living.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYAll through my life what I’ve loved doing is watching movies. I love the escapism of film, I love stories. So it is incredible to be able to be in them as much as I am, to see them from the first stitch in a costume to the end product.
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Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they’re constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak to what makes people human.
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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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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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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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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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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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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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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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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 always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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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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You bring yourself to every role, it doesn’t matter who it is, it doesn’t matter if it’s a mass murderer, you can bring something to it.
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I like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
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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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If I don’t do this film. I’ll be acting in corsets for the next 20 years.
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