I think women’s bodies are a battleground and photography is partly to blame. Our society is so photographic now, it becomes more difficult to see all of those different varieties of shape.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYI 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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It’s very rare to get a film script that has good dialogue. A lot of the time, you spend on film sets really fighting to find out how to say the words.
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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 always find it much easier when there’s one person whose vision you’re following, as opposed to many people.
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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
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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.
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I always feel like I’m the one with everything to prove.
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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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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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I think everybody has the right to a private life.
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The thing I love about acting is getting to change and look at different people in different lives and do different projects.
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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 cook. I go to farmers markets in London and cook really good sort of organic foods.
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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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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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Nice is the worst word.
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