A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn’t actually read them.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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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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At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I’m having a lovely time.
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I tried college for three months but I was desperately unhappy. I just wanted to perform. I was getting straight As but I had no friends and cried every day.
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I like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
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Nice is the worst word.
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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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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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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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And we’re fortunate if we have parents who are great and loving and inspiring. But, unfortunately, there are people who don’t have that.
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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’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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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 see the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world.
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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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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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