Keira Knightley Professions : Actress Born : March 26, 1985 Browse All Authors Top 105 quotes by Keira Knightley I’ve noticed that the people who started on film still have the ability to see the person in front of them. Whereas for a lot of photographers who have only ever worked in digital, the relationship between the photographer and the person who they’re taking a picture of sort of doesn’t exist anymore. They’re looking at a computer screen as opposed to the person. Keira Knightley digital photographer people You have to learn the rules to be able to know how to break them. Keira Knightley know-how able break Be happy in your body. It's the only one you've got, so you might as well like it. Keira Knightley wells body might Empathy is the main thing, putting yourself in somebody else's shoes and trying not to judge. Keira Knightley empathy shoes judging I see a pair of shoes I adore, and it doesn't matter if they have them in my size. I buy them anyway. Keira Knightley pairs shoes matter I have no idea whether I am completely sane. I don't think anybody is. I see the world through my eyes. It's sometimes a strange world. I hope I don't hurt people. You hope not to hurt yourself too much, either. Maybe that's the definition of keeping yourself in check? Keira Knightley eye hurt thinking 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. Keira Knightley fashion thinking I think everybody has the right to a private life. Keira Knightley private-life thinking 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 guilt atheist sound I think that there's absolutely no point trying to force your body to be anything than what it is. I think that when you see people who are really pushing themselves to terrifying lengths to achieve what is perceived as being beautiful today, then that's just terrifying, it's really terrifying. Keira Knightley beautiful people thinking 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. Keira Knightley jealousy fake-people anger Beauty is everywhere. And my photography came naturally without any particular inspirations growing up. Keira Knightley growing-up photography inspiration Nice is the worst word. Keira Knightley worst nice I think it doesn't matter where you're from, we all need a bit of romance. Keira Knightley romance needs thinking It's obvious to say you can't please everybody and there are always going to be people who are going to say, I just don't like you. There's nothing I can do about that. I'm aware, probably much more aware than my harshest critic, of what my own problems are with my acting ability. I'm very, very critical of myself, and I don't ever want to not be. Keira Knightley acting problem people I don't want to deny my femininity. But would I want to be a stay-at-home mother? No. On the other hand, you should be allowed to do that, as should men, without being sneered at. Keira Knightley mother home men I think you've got to take the risks. There's no point playing it safe, because either you'll get bored or the audiences will get bored. Sometimes, you're going to make mistakes, and that's fine, but you have to take the risks. I think Pirates is one of the prime examples of that with Johnny Depp's performance, and part of the reason that people love it so much is that you watch it and go, "Gutsy, really gutsy!" Keira Knightley bored mistake thinking I'm obsessed with shoes. I must have hundreds of pairs...That reminds me- I need to go shopping! Keira Knightley shopping shoes needs I think sometimes it's sort of easier to be playing a role based on a real person because there's quite often a lot more information, you're not making it up, it's there in books, it's there in research form. But really the questions you ask about the character, and why people behave, and where they come, and how they've ended up in the places they've ended up are the same. Keira Knightley real character book I don't have a problem with my body. I'm not just going to strip off all my clothing, but if the part calls for it and I don't think there's any way round, I'm absolutely fine. Keira Knightley body way thinking Similar Authors Beatrice Lillie actress Adepero Oduye actress Adrienne Barbeau actress Bindu actress Alexandra Breckenridge actress Bojana Novakovic actress All Authors
