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Keira Knightley Says ‘It Means Nothing’ When Fans Quote ‘Love Actually’ to Her Because She Hasn’t Watched It Since the Premiere: ‘I Don’t Remember It’
Confirmed
In Short: Keira Knightley, star of the 2003 romantic comedy 'Love Actually,' revealed in an interview with Heart that she hasn't watched the film since its premiere when she was 18.
Knightley explained, 'I have not watched Love Actually since the premiere, which was when I was 18.' She added, 'So, I think I’m the person that knows it the least of anybody.'
Knightley’s character, Juliet, is part of a complicated love triangle involving her husband Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and his best friend Mark (Andrew Lincoln), who confesses his love for her through cue cards.
Knightley also mentioned that she had to redo the scene to make Mark seem less creepy. She said, 'I mean, there was a creep factor at the time, right? Also, I knew I was 17. It only seems like a few years ago that everybody else realised I was 17.'
Knightley finds it strange when fans quote lines from the movie. She said, 'So, I think I'm the person that knows it the least of anybody. I know that people have a particular look on their face and then they say things to me and I know that means they're quoting Love Actually, but I don't really know what it is. It means nothing to me.'
Despite the film's enduring popularity, Knightley hasn't watched it since its premiere. She said, 'I mean, I quite like that it has this life, this, such a big life out there.'
Knightley is currently promoting the second season of her hit Netflix spy drama, 'Black Doves,' in which she plays Helen Webb, a secret agent posing as the wife of a senior politician.
Knightley's comments highlight the disconnect between her personal experience and the film's cultural impact.
Background
Love Actually is a 2003 Christmas romantic comedy film written and directed by Richard Curtis. The film features an ensemble cast, composed predominantly of British actors, many of whom had worked with Curtis in previous projects.
What's confirmed
- “I have not watched Love Actually since the premiere, which was when I was 18,” Knightley said in an interview with Heart.
- Keira has said one aspect of the film that sticks in her memory is how "stalker-ish" the storyline feels, with Juliet's husband's best friend obsessively filming her wedding before declaring his love via cue cards outside her front door.
- Keira Knightley on the set of Love Actually The Black Doves star, now 41, hasn't watched the 2003 rom-com classic, in which she plays Juliet, since its premiere when she was 18.
- "So, I think I'm the person that knows it the least of anybody. I know that people have a particular look on their face and then they say things to me and I know that means they're quoting Love Actually, but I don't really know what it is. It means nothing to me."
- "I mean, I quite like that it has this life, this, such a big life out there."
What's still developing
- “So, I think I’m the person that knows it the least of anybody.” Love Actually is a Christmas romantic comedy directed by Richard Curtis and released in 2003, featuring separate love stories.
- Despite starring in the beloved rom-com, the actress says she essentially remembers nothing about the film, and so the constant references made by fans go right over her head.
- Written and directed by Richard Curtis, the 2003 rom-com includes a number of separate love stories, including a complicated triangle featuring Knightley’s Juliet, who is recently married to Peter (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
- Keira Knightley has revealed that she found Love Actually's famous cue card scene 'creepy' even while filming it, but director Richard Curtis wanted her to change her expression.
- Knightley also reflected on her age when discussing the scene's uncomfortable elements.
- Keira Knightley reveals she has not watched 'Love Actually' since its 2003 premiere and recalls the controversy surrounding its cue card confession scene.
- The scene, for many, has not aged well and Knightley remembers "the slightly stalker-ish aspect of it".
- Los Angeles: "Love Actually" is one of the most loved romantic comedies and a staple watch for may around Christmas but Keira Knightley, who starred in one of the segments of the anthology movie, says she hasn't actually watched the film in decades.
- Keira Knightley has revealed that she barely remembers starring in Love Actually – despite the film becoming a Christmas favourite that fans still quote to her more than two decades later.
- The 41-year-old actor, who played Juliet in the beloved 2003 romantic comedy, said she hasn’t watched the film since its premiere, when she was 18.
- “ Love Actually ” might be one of the most beloved — if controversial — Christmas classics, but don’t try quoting the film to star Keira Knightley.