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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYThe whole point for me is to change as much as possible. If I’ve done one movie, I’ve done that, move on.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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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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Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
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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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I don’t think that you can fake warmth. You can fake lust, jealousy, anger; those are all quite easy. But actual, genuine warmth? I don’t think you can fake it.
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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 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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In the movie, you’re moving, you have personality, you don’t have to be great looking.
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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.
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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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At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I’m having a lovely time.
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The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
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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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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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I think women’s bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame. Our society is so photographic now, it becomes more difficult to see all of those different varieties of shape.
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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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