Keira Knightley On Fans Quoting ‘Love Actually’ To Her: “It Means Nothing To Me”

Keira Knightley has revealed that she barely remembers starring in the Christmas romantic comedy Love Actually, telling Heart Radio that quotes from the film mean nothing to her. Yahoo reported that the 41-year-old actor played Juliet in the 2003 film, but she has not watched it since its premiere when she was 18. Digital Spy noted that Knightley was only on the project for a week when she was 17 years old. According to Digital Spy, Knightley stated, "I have not watched Love Actually since the premiere when it came out, which was when I was 18." She added, as reported by Digital Spy, "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."

Yahoo reported that Knightley previously spoke to the Los Angeles Times in 2024 about the slightly stalker-ish aspect of the film's storyline, where her husband's best friend Mark, played by Andrew Lincoln, declares his love via cue cards. Knightley recalled telling director Richard Curtis that the scene felt creepy, with Yahoo quoting her saying, "No, you're looking at [Lincoln] like he's creepy, and I'm like, 'But it is quite creepy.'" Knightley told Yahoo there was a creep factor at the time because she knew she was 17. Yahoo noted that the Pirates of the Caribbean star previously admitted on the Dish from Waitrose podcast that she cannot bring herself to watch herself on screen.

Since Love Actually was released 23 years ago, Knightley has starred in many successful projects, earning award nominations for Pride and Prejudice, The Imitation Game, and Atonement, as detailed by Digital Spy. Digital Spy stated that playing Helen Webb fulfilled an adolescent dream for Knightley, who told Metro that the character is as close as she will ever get to a mafia boss since she was totally obsessed with The Godfather as a teenager.