I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn’t actually read them.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYBigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women.
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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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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 think everybody has the right to a private life.
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In the movie, you’re moving, you have personality, you don’t have to be great looking.
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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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I like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
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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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It’s good to know that other people think differently, and that’s what makes the characters interesting.
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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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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 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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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
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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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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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