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.
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.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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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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It’s good to know that other people think differently, and that’s what makes the characters interesting.
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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 tried college for three months but I was desperately unhappy. I just wanted to perform. I was getting straight As but I had no friends and cried every day.
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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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I think everybody has the right to a private life.
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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 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 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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Be happy in your body. It’s the only one you’ve got, so you might as well like 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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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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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 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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I like watching films when I don’t know anything about the people.
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