I think everybody has the right to a private life.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI 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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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 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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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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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 always find it much easier when there’s one person whose vision you’re following, as opposed to many people.
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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 the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world.
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I like to do the pictures before people get too self-conscious. I like to be spontaneous and get a shot before the subject thinks too much about it.
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Nice is the worst word.
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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 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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The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
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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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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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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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