In the movie, you’re moving, you have personality, you don’t have to be great looking.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI see the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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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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Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
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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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I don’t have a problem with my body. I’m not just going to strip off all my clothing, but if the part calls for it and I don’t think there’s any way round, I’m absolutely fine.
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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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It’s good to know that other people think differently, and that’s what makes the characters interesting.
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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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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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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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You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.
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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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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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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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The whole point for me is to change as much as possible. If I’ve done one movie, I’ve done that, move on.
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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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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 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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Be happy in your body. It’s the only one you’ve got, so you might as well like it.
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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 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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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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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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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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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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