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.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI made a conscious decision to live my life the best way I could and that meant to publicise myself as little as possible.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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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 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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Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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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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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 it doesn’t matter where you’re from, we all need a bit of romance.
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I enjoy doing an action scene. I’m not a purist as far as films go. If you want to do sex, great. As long as you do it well.
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Envy is the last thing that my parents feel.
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I think everybody has the right to a private life.
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At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I’m having a lovely time.
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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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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.
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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 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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