Keira Knightley Reacts To Being Called A S*** Actress

Keira Knightley covers March's Elle, and inside she opens up to the magazine about honesty, infidelity and how she takes criticism of her acting skills.

On criticism of her acting skills:
"Oh, they still say that! Every time I do an interview with the English press, one of their questions is, 'How do you feel knowing that everyone thinks you're a shit actress?' "

On the importance of honesty:
"You have to be selective about the people whose advice and opinions you take. I know [my parents] would never tell me I was shit because they were trying to hurt me. It would always come from a very sincere place."

On infidelity and her upcoming film Last Night:
"When we were making it, the arguments on set were just amazing about whether mental infidelity is better or worse than physical infidelity. There was a huge gender divide on the question. Every single woman said that mental infidelity is 10 times worse than [an emotionless assignation]. And most men I spoke with said that it's the physical act that would be the ultimate betrayal."

You can read more from the Elle interview and see another picture here.

Comments

[Lola Cavendish]

03:50 PM on 03/10/2010

She is one of my favorite actresses, I have no idea what these critics are on about. She was incredible in The Duchess.

[Cole 33]

10:12 AM on 02/09/2010

Does anybody see what's going on here? I loved her in Pride and Prejudice, the Duchess, Atonement, King Arthur ....she's playing essentially the same thing in each one......even in Pirates she starts out playing an aristocrat.

[fasting]

06:51 PM on 02/08/2010

She is talented and HOT: http://www.actressscene.com/search/label/Keira%20Knightley

[zest]

09:19 AM on 02/08/2010

Her "Pride and Prejudice" is the benchmark.

[IndependentMeans]

01:31 PM on 02/07/2010

She is only 24 years old, lots of time to grow as an actress. I think she is wonderful.

[IndependentMeans]

01:28 PM on 02/07/2010

I loved her in Bend It Like Beckham......

[Bulbul]

02:31 PM on 02/07/2010

So did I, her first acting job....

[ewj1]

11:56 AM on 02/08/2010

She was good but by most standards Parminder Nagra is the better actress in BILB.

[Artos]

10:50 AM on 02/07/2010

In other words it is what differentiates two kinds of affairs, the one is usually just a tryst for sex purposes wherein no emotions get involved and is therefore no threat to the security of the mate, since the partner having the affair has no intention of withdrawing that security.The other, the mental type is more permanent because emotions get invested.

[Bulbul]

08:05 AM on 02/07/2010

Acting skills ?
Watched her in Pride and Prejudice, she passed with distinction there.
Only if Darcy was Colin Firth , that would have been much better.

[IndependentMeans]

01:27 PM on 02/07/2010

Totally agree. She was marvelous and Colin would have nailed it.

[yellowdoggie]

09:02 PM on 02/07/2010

I can't argue that Mr. Firth is a wonderful Darcy, but the age difference would have been creepy.

[shanester]

07:31 AM on 02/07/2010

Is she a great actress?? or just really attractive woman who people assume makes her a better actress?? That's a legitimate question

She's definitely not in the same league talent wise as say Kate Winslett or Cate Blanchette

[yellowdoggie]

09:03 PM on 02/07/2010

Yes, and Helen Mirren and Judi Dench can out-act her, too.

[Cole 33]

03:47 PM on 02/08/2010

yes I think people get crossed up with "i like her" and "she's a really good actress" if you look at work of someone like Cate Blanchett, she's doing something far different.

[Angiefranci]

04:36 AM on 02/07/2010

I think she's a wonderful actress. Saw her in The Duchess and thought she was great. Especially loved her in Atonement, and she was very good in Pride and Prejudice, too. I think some doth protest too much out of jealousy that she's got the whole package--good looks and talent.

[shanester]

07:32 AM on 02/07/2010

Don't you feel she always seems to the playing the same character? Where's the range and versatility??

[Cole 33]

03:50 PM on 02/08/2010

I think thats the point, she smart in that she doesn't venture off of what she's accepted in, she can pull off the period piece work pretty well, (also helps to have a great director) but as soon as she's in ANYTHING else, you can see the seams, watch "Domino".

[blastit]

04:00 AM on 02/07/2010

Keira knightly really is a s*** actress, while she is very pretty her main problem is that she is boring and uninteresting as an actress their is no variety Keira plays keira in every movie she's in and thats the problem no matter what character she plays they are all the same Keira knightly!

[blimie]

02:02 AM on 02/07/2010

She is a great actress. If she is in a movie, I'll go see it. Look at Kate Hudson, Drew Barrymore, etc. etc. not very good actresses and no one calls them on it.

[LiberalBuzz]

01:28 AM on 02/07/2010

There is always someone trying to tear down someone.

For instance...Megan Fox couldn't act her way out of a paper bag and I'm sure she'd make a fortune doing prono, but even they would trash her acting.

[shanester]

07:33 AM on 02/07/2010

I don't think her acting is even good enough for porno. :)

[freshnotbitter]

10:27 PM on 02/06/2010

YO, Keira, guest host Saturday Night Live you dummy.

[freshnotbitter]

10:25 PM on 02/06/2010

Keira just needs a good movie and good Director.

She was great in Duchess. I mean, it was not an earth shaking movie but it was ok for what it was and she did fine. She has charisma and good looks and that puts her on first base. There is nothing wrong with her acting ability. It will do. You go girl.