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 KNIGHTLEYIt’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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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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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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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.
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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 cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
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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 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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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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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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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.
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I find it difficult to see the romance in digital.
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Nice is the worst word.
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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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You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.
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I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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