Overview

• Knightley recalls being branded a “terrible actress” after Pirates of the Caribbean and Bend It Like Beckham despite their box office success
• She credits Pride & Prejudice with earning her first universally positive reviews and a Best Actress Oscar nomination in 2006
• The 20th anniversary re-release of the Jane Austen adaptation brought Knightley together with co-star Rosamund Pike for interviews and behind-the-scenes anecdotes
• Knightley highlights director Joe Wright’s belief in her talent as the catalyst for the confidence she needed early in her career
• Rosamund Pike and Knightley reminisced about filming the iconic dawn scene in Hertfordshire and urged the Netflix adaptation cast to embrace similar traditions