Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI’ve got a lot of experience with anorexia – my grandmother and great-grandmother suffered from it, and I had a lot of friends at school who suffered from it. I know it’s not something to be taken lightly and I don’t.
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I see the world through my eyes. It’s sometimes a strange world.
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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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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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Because it does feel important to say it really doesn’t matter what shape you are.
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I think quite often when you have a hell of a lot more money and time, as you very much do on a big studio film, you don’t necessarily have to make the decisions right there. You can always goback and reshoot 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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I think everybody has the right to a private life.
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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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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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Nice is the worst word.
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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.
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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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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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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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