In L.A., I’m twice the size – height and everything else – of most of the other actresses who are going for an audition.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYIt’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.’
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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I always find it much easier when there’s one person whose vision you’re following, as opposed to many people.
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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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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
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I see a pair of shoes I adore, and it doesn’t matter if they have them in my size. I buy them anyway.
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I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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I find it difficult to see the romance in digital.
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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 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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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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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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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 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 don’t have a problem with my body. I’m not just going to strip off all my clothing, but if the part calls for it and I don’t think there’s any way round, I’m absolutely fine.
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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 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.
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