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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYAnd we’re fortunate if we have parents who are great and loving and inspiring. But, unfortunately, there are people who don’t have that.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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I think everybody has the right to a private life.
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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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I don’t think that you can fake warmth. You can fake lust, jealousy, anger; those are all quite easy. But actual, genuine warmth? I don’t think you can fake it.
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The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
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I made a conscious decision to live my life the best way I could and that meant to publicise myself as little as possible.
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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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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 cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
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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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It’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.
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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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In film as a medium, you’re often given a baddie and a goodie and told what to think about them; it’s usually a very definite point of view.
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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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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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