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 KNIGHTLEYIn 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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I do think that acting is such an unpredictable job, and you’re away a lot. If you’re dating somebody outside the industry, it can be hard to understand that.
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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.
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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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Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
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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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I see a pair of shoes I adore, and it doesn’t matter if they have them in my size. I buy them anyway.
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The most important thing in playing any character is not judging.
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I don’t think that you can fake warmth. You can fake lust, jealousy, anger; those are all quite easy. But actual, genuine warmth? I don’t think you can fake it.
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It’s an interesting thing when you discover something about yourself. To go: ‘Wow, I’m not the person I thought I was. I’m in the middle of something and I can’t actually deal with it.’
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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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I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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I find it difficult to see the romance in digital.
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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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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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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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