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 KNIGHTLEYWell, 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.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.
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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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Nice is the worst word.
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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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You already feel unsure of yourself, and then you see your worst fears in print. It really knocked me – which is why, I think, I was working, working, working, because I was trying to run away from the fact that I thought I couldn’t do it.
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I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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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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The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
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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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My mum says that I was born 45, and I do remember at six thinking that I should be earning my own living.
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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 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 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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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.
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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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