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Keira Knightley accepts she was neurotic before turning 25
Actor Keira Knightley says she used to be "neurotic", but since turning 25 she has become relaxed. The 29-year-old used to take herself "far too seriously" and the criticism, particularly about her looks.
Actor Keira Knightley says she used to be "neurotic", but since turning 25 she has become relaxed.
The 29-year-old used to take herself "far too seriously" and the criticism, particularly about her looks, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
"Have I not got parts because of the way I look? Yes. I have got parts because of the way I look? Yes," she said.
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"What can you do about it? I look the way I look; I am not willing to cut my face up. Everything up to 25 I was pretty neurotic and taking everything far too seriously. I found it difficult to step back from it and I was taking it very personally.
"Partly because as an actor you don't want necessarily that thicker skin, and I couldn't figure how to be open emotionally and yet get a thick enough skin so that things didn't hurt," she added.
