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 KNIGHTLEYEmpathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
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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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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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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 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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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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I cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
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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 think everybody has the right to a private life.
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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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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 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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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.
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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 find it difficult to see the romance in digital.
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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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