I wish I was Sienna Miller. When I talk to her, I hope a bit of her party personality will rub off on me, but it never does.
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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I think everybody has the right to a private life.
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It’s very rare to get a film script that has good dialogue. A lot of the time, you spend on film sets really fighting to find out how to say the words.
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I do think that acting is such an unpredictable job, and you’re away a lot. If you’re dating somebody outside the industry, it can be hard to understand that.
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I’ve always gravitated towards people who are extreme. Whether its drugs, or kicking down doors. Normally, the people in my life had to escape to get back.
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I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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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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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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Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
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I cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
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I find it difficult to see the romance in digital.
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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
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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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In the movie, you’re moving, you have personality, you don’t have to be great looking.
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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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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’ve got a lot of experience with anorexia – my grandmother and great-grandmother suffered from it, and I had a lot of friends at school who suffered from it. I know it’s not something to be taken lightly and I don’t.
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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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It’s not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.
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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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At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I’m having a lovely time.
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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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Nice is the worst word.
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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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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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