Throughout the years, Knightley has faced criticism about her looks, about being too thin and about her acting talent (or lack thereof), and these negative comments left a lasting effect on the “The Imitation Game” actress — so lasting that she has admitted to becoming neurotic.
“Have I not got parts because of the way I look? Yes. I have got parts because of the way I look? Yes. What can you do about it? I look the way I look, I am not willing to cut my face up,” she revealed to the Mirror.
“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.”
However, over the years, the “Pirates of the Caribbean” actress has learned to control her feelings and one way she does that is to avoid Google.
“I don’t Google myself — that was the problem before 25,” she added. “Not that I did it all the time, but I certainly saw enough to say, ‘Oh you shouldn’t look’. I mean, you don’t need to look, it is not helpful.”
