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 KNIGHTLEYAt this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I’m having a lovely time.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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I do think that acting is such an unpredictable job, and you’re away a lot. If you’re dating somebody outside the industry, it can be hard to understand that.
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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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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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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 like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
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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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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.
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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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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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Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.
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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 find it difficult to see the romance in digital.
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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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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 am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn’t actually read them.
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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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I think it doesn’t matter where you’re from, we all need a bit of romance.
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I’ve had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it’s paparazzi photographers or for film posters.
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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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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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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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It’s not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.
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I wish I was Sienna Miller. When I talk to her, I hope a bit of her party personality will rub off on me, but it never does.
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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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Nice is the worst word.
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