Keira Knightley quotes

A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women. (Keira Knightley)
I went from everyone saying, "She-can't-act-she-can't-act-she-can't-act," to an Oscar nomination. So there was something quite sublime about that! View quote
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Prince William definitely isn't my type, he's too horsey-looking. View quote
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I don't like my legs. ... A good pair of legs on someone else always makes me jealous. I don't have any tits so I can't show cleavage. The only part I really like is my stomach. View quote
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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. View quote
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My upbringing is why I am the person I am today. I have very wise parents. View quote
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It's all about perfection, isn't it? View quote
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Jesus, if I know one thing about the industry, it's that it's a moment. A flash in the pan. That's what's lovely about it. But it's hard, because one moment you're the hot thing, and the next moment - you're not. And there's no rhyme or reason for it. View quote
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I haven't got a clue about how much I weigh. I do not own any scales. And I have noticed it creates an anger in people who are not skinny. People like to blame their insecurities on other people. View quote
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There is definitely a fuck-you quality to the characters I choose. View quote
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If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. You'd just ask for forgiveness and then you'd be forgiven. It sounds much better than having to live with guilt. (Keira Knightley)
Nice is the worst word. View quote
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I think everybody has the right to a private life. View quote
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I see the world through my eyes. It's sometimes a strange world. View quote
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At this particular time, I probably am more comfortable with myself. Just now I'm having a lovely time. View quote
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Film is a much lonelier process than theatre. You really don't have any rehearsal time in film. You don't shape it together... with theatre, there is a complete kind of family atmosphere. The sociable side of this business is the theatrical side, it really isn't the film side. View quote
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If only I wasn't an atheist, I could get away with anything. View quote
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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. View quote
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I think every girl is looking for her Mr. Darcy. View quote
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All through my life what I've loved doing is watching movies. I love the escapism of film, I love stories. So it is incredible to be able to be in them as much as I am, to see them from the first stitch in a costume to the end product. View quote
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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. (Keira Knightley)
I made a conscious decision to live my life the best way I could and that meant to publicise myself as little as possible. View quote
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I find it quite difficult on studio films because there are so many different executives and things like that that you have to go through, so very often getting that definitive opinion is actually quite difficult. View quote
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When I was about 5 I think, I desperately wanted to be a pirate and have the hat and everything. View quote
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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. View quote
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