If I don’t do this film. I’ll be acting in corsets for the next 20 years.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYHalf 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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It’s not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.
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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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Nice is the worst word.
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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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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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I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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I think everybody has the right to a private life.
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I’m doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.
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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 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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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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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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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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The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
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