Keira Knightley Is Full Of Sarcasm

September 3, 2008

When Keira Knightley gets talking there’s always some pretty interesting things that come out of her mouth and her interview over the weekend with The Guardian was another interesting one. In the hour reporter Sam Wollaston was with Keira, she told him to ‘fuck off’ six times along with using the word ‘cunt’.

She is listed as the second highest-paid actress in Hollywood for last year but she disagrees with that a bit saying:

“According to Forbes magazine, I earned 32 million last year,” she says, though she can’t remember if it’s dollars or pounds (it’s dollars).

Is that not true? “Unfortunately, no.”

How much did you earn? “Fuck off.”

When I ask if she thinks she’ll win an Oscar for her role in The Duchess, as well as saying she doesn’t think she will because it’s what’s known as a ‘big year’ in the business, she also says:

”I’d probably shit myself if I had to give a speech.”

Is she often unconfident about her roles?

”There’s always an element of fear that you’re not going to be able to make people believe in the fiction, that suddenly you’re going to be standing there in your dress and wig, and feel like a complete wanker. Which is not particularly helpful.”

Critics of Knightley say she is wooden and expressionless, and they are not only talking about her acting with a specific review stating:

“If you want to befriend a woman, ask her the question, ‘What do you think of Keira Knightley?’ In the resulting torrent of bile and loathing, you will bond.”

She responds saying:

“I’m doing a good thing for women all over the country, then. I think that’s a very positive thing. “

She’s then asked, “Why do so many women hate you?” and her reply comes with a sigh saying:

“I don’t know. Maybe you should ask the woman who wrote it. I think if you put yourself in the public forum, then that’s what you put yourself up for, I guess. I don’t think I need to read it. I have friends.”

Sam then asked who likes her and she replied: