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 KNIGHTLEYBeauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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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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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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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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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
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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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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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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 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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If I don’t do this film. I’ll be acting in corsets for the next 20 years.
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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.
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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 think everybody has the right to a private life.
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I see the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world.
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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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I like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
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