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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.

Keira Knightley

I think women’s bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame. Our society is so photographic now, it becomes more difficult to see all of those different varieties of shape.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Body Different Myself Society Thinking Woman
I’ve had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it’s paparazzi photographers or for film posters.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Body Manipulation Movie Myself Photographer
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.’
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Deal Discover Myself Person
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Book Children Family Mom Myself Remember
Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Feeling Jealous Marriage Myself Parents
My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Day Growth Myself Parents Person Wisdom
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 KNIGHTLEY

Action Enjoyment Myself Purity Yourself
The whole point for me is to change as much as possible. If I’ve done one movie, I’ve done that, move on.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Change Move On Movie Myself Point Possible
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 KNIGHTLEY

Appearance Audition Body Height Myself
Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Audience Difficult Movie People
It’s not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Chance Movie Opportunity Yourself
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Body Face Help Movie Myself Perfection Stupidity
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Hate Herself Personality Quite Understand
A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Emotion Myself Time Try Woman
All 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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Costume End Life Love Movie Myself
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Atheist Forgiveness Guilt Live Sound Yourself

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