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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.

Keira Knightley

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 KNIGHTLEY

Fear Feeling Myself Thinking Work Worst
The whole point for me is to change as much as possible. If I’ve done one movie, I’ve done that, move on.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Change Move On Movie Myself Point Possible
You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Break Learning Rule Yourself
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Hate Herself Personality Quite Understand
Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Appearance Feeling Important Yourself
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Hope Idol Myself Party Personality Talk
In L.A., I’m twice the size – height and everything else – of most of the other actresses who are going for an audition.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Appearance Audition Body Height Myself
My mum says that I was born 45, and I do remember at six thinking that I should be earning my own living.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Age Live Mom Myself Remember Thinking Time
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Book Children Family Mom Myself Remember
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Day Desperate Friendship Myself Try
I cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Cook Food Goodness Market Myself Organic
I see the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Eyes Myself See Strange Time World
A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Emotion Myself Time Try Woman
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Commercial Missing Movie Myself School
At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I’m having a lovely time.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Comfortable Love Myself Time
Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Compassionate Empathy Judgement Shoes Try Yourself
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Body Clothes Myself Problem Thinking
All through my life what I’ve loved doing is watching movies. I love the escapism of film, I love stories. So it is incredible to be able to be in them as much as I am, to see them from the first stitch in a costume to the end product.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Costume End Life Love Movie Myself
Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Audience Difficult Movie People
I’m doing a film now with a lot of guys as well, so at the end of that I will be growing a beard.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

End Growth Man Movie Myself
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Drugs Escape Life Myself People Personality
In the movie, you’re moving, you have personality, you don’t have to be great looking.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Greatness Movie Personality Yourself
The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Character Important Judgement Play
I always find it much easier when there’s one person whose vision you’re following, as opposed to many people.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Easy Myself People Person
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Consciousness Myself People Photograph Thinking
The thing I love about acting is getting to change and look at different people in different lives and do different projects.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Act Change Different Live Love Myself Project
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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEY

Fortunate Greatness Myself Parents People

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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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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