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 KnightleyIt's a tricky one when you're playing somebody who is mad. There's often the big actor's question, if you're playing a part like that: do you take it to be an internalized thing, pull the audience in, or do you go full-out, and kind of present it as quite a shocking thing?
Keira KnightleyI 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.
Keira KnightleyI 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 think I always disappoint people, because they always expect someone very pretty. Very done. Thereโs so much pressure to be thin, blonde and busty. Iโm skinny, but even I couldnโt fit into some of the clothes in L.A! In a funny kind of way, I think you create it yourself. I think itโs much better to go with the flow and embrace your body, whatever shape it is, and just be happy.
Keira Knightley