You already feel unsure of yourself, and then you see your worst fears in print. It really knocked me – which is why, I think, I was working, working, working, because I was trying to run away from the fact that I thought I couldn’t do 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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Well, the thing about great fictional characters from literature, and the reason that they’re constantly turned into characters in movies, is that they completely speak to what makes people human.
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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 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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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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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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I am a slow reader. I always loved words, which is a strange thing given that I couldn’t actually read them.
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I wasn’t allowed to do commercials. I wasn’t allowed to do TV series. I wasn’t allowed to do soaps or basically anything that would mean I missed too much school.
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I’ve had my body manipulated so many different times for so many different reasons, whether it’s paparazzi photographers or for film posters.
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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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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.
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My mum says that I was born 45, and I do remember at six thinking that I should be earning my own living.
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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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It’s good to know that other people think differently, and that’s what makes the characters interesting.
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