Keira Knightley Says Love Actually Quotes Mean Little to Her

Keira Knightley says she has not watched Love Actually since its premiere and remembers little about the 2003 film, leaving her unable to connect with fans who quote its lines to her. The actor said the movie’s lasting popularity is something she appreciates, even though its dialogue has little meaning for her now.

“I have not watched Love Actually since the premiere, which was when I was 18,” Knightley told Heart. She said she can tell when fans are quoting the film from their expressions, but does not know which lines they are referencing. “It means nothing to me,” she said.

Knightley played Juliet, a newly married woman whose husband’s friend, Mark, confesses his love to her in a cue-card scene. She said her limited time on set helps explain why the film is not vivid in her memory: filming took a week when she was 17. “I don’t remember it really,” she said, adding that she likes that the film has developed “such a big life” with audiences.

In a 2024 interview, Knightley recalled questioning the scene’s portrayal of Mark’s confession. She said director Richard Curtis asked her to change her expression because she looked at Mark, played by Andrew Lincoln, as if he were creepy....