Keira Knightley hates her famous pout.

The ‘Atonement’ star believes her trademark facial expression makes it harder for her to convey varied emotions on the big screen.

She said: “The pout means I’m being c**p, like my face is frozen in this one look of surprise, and that’s hardly helpful for conveying complex emotions. I think I was really pouty when I was 16 or 17 and that’s when my first films came out, and it’s sort of stuck.

“When I’m nervous my neck gets really, really tense and then that pressure sort of squeezes up to my lips and they push out and well, there you go, that’s the pout.”

The 23-year-old actress admits it is her ambition to prove herself as a serious actress.

She said: “Since my first films, like ‘Bend it like Beckham’, I’ve always been looking to be stretched - it doesn’t always mean I’m going to be good, but I’m trying to be a good actress, I really am.”

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Keira is number 87, of the 100 most powerful people in British culture, a quote from the article:

87 Keira Knightley, 23, actress. Love her or loathe her, Knightley’s Hollywood roles have cemented her leading-lady status and made her one of Britain’s most coveted young actresses.

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From pr-inside.com:

British actress KEIRA KNIGHTLEY is desperate to take her style cues from BJORK and HELENA BONHAM CARTER - but doesn’t yet have the confidence to emulate their outlandish tastes.
The Atonement star is keen on being in the limelight for her choice of outfits and cites the unique fashion sense of singer Bjork and actress Bonham Carter as her style icons.
She says, “I don’t think I’m confident enough yet to be used to being in the limelight because of my style.”
“But I loved the swan dress Bjork wore to the 2001 Oscars. I’d love to have the courage to do the same.” And Knightley reserves high praise for Bonham Carter: “Helena wears whatever she wants and looks amazing.”

From Top News:

Hollywood actress Keira Knightley has revealed that she hates being photographed on the red carpet.

The 22-year-old actress said that she is not comfortable being photographed.

“I’m not comfortable having to be myself, or being photographed as myself,” Daily Express quoted her as saying.

“Australian Aborigines say, with every photograph that is taken, a piece of your soul goes with it. And there are some days when I kind of believe that,” she added.

However, Knightley scooped the Best actress gong and Woman of the Year title,’ at the Elle Style Award.

From showbizspy.com:

Hollywood babes Lindsay Lohan and Keira Knightley are reportedly set to fight it out for the lead role in new movie ‘Wuthering Heights’.

The actresses are both vying to play romantic heroine Catherine Earnshaw in the big screen version of Emily Bronte’s classic 1847 novel.

Director John Maybury said: “I certainly wouldn’t count Keira out but it’s whether or not she wants to get back into period costume, because she’s been in a few period dramas.

“I don’t count Lindsay Lohan out either. I really believe in the girl and she’s coming out from the other side of her well documented problems - she just needs to be treated seriously.”

However, Lindsay’s nationality could go against her.

Maybury added to Britain’s Daily Mail newspaper: “It can be slightly annoying having American actresses in British parts. They may be able to do brilliant British accents but that can be off putting if their accent is too perfect.”

Lindsay, 21, was set to star alongside Keira in Dylan Thomas biopic ‘The Edge of Love’ - also directed by Maybury - but pulled out at the last minute.

The actress couldn’t get insurance following her high-profile battles with alcohol and drugs, which saw her spend a two-months in rehab last year.

The month before pulling out of the film, Lindsay had been arrested for DUI and cocaine possession.