The thing I love about acting is getting to change and look at different people in different lives and do different projects.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI tried college for three months but I was desperately unhappy. I just wanted to perform. I was getting straight As but I had no friends and cried every day.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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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 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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You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.
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I’m doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.
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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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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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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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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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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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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 think quite often when you have a hell of a lot more money and time, as you very much do on a big studio film, you don’t necessarily have to make the decisions right there. You can always goback and reshoot it.
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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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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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