Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else’s shoes and trying not to judge.
KEIRA KNIGHTLEYMy upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents.
More Keira Knightley Quotes
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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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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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Be happy in your body. It’s the only one you’ve got, so you might as well like it.
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Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up.
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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’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 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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Nice is the worst word.
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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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In 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 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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It’s not everyday you get to do a pirate movie, you might as well go for it.
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Bigger films are more difficult because the number of people is so huge.
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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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