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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYIn 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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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 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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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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It’s an interesting thing when you discover something about yourself. To go: ‘Wow, I’m not the person I thought I was. I’m in the middle of something and I can’t actually deal with it.’
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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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I think quite often when you have a hell of a lot more money and time, as you very much do on a big studio film, you don’t necessarily have to make the decisions right there. You can always goback and reshoot it.
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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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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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Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.
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I think everybody has the right to a private life.
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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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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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Be happy in your body. It’s the only one you’ve got, so you might as well like it.
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I find it difficult to see the romance in digital.
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