"I'm not interested in those horrible S- scenes."
Keira Knightley had had no problem N- in several of her films, but the actress has revealed that she refuses on the 'Chanel Connects' podcast that she has decided to refuse to shoot scenes like this as long as the director of the film question is a man.
Knightley has specified that she decided to include a clause in her contracts so that she does not have to undress since she became a mother for the first time in 2015, specifying that it is not an absolute prohibition and that it is due "in part to vanity and also to the masculine gaze", expounding on it as follows:
There are times when I see "Yeah, I see that this scene would be great for the movie and you need someone hot," so you can use someone else. Because I'm very vain, and this body has had two children, so I'd rather not stand N- in front of a group of men.
The actress also clarifies that she has no interest in participating in "those horrible scenes where you're greased up and everyone growls." In addition, she points out that if the film deals with themes of the female experience and that nudity enriches the story, she is only interested in doing it with a female director:
If it's about motherhood, about how extraordinary your body is, about suddenly looking at the body you have to see it in a completely different way, and how it has changed in ways unimaginable before becoming a mother, then yes, I would love to explore it with a woman who would understand, but I feel very uncomfortable trying to show the male gaze.
Interestingly, Knightley also referred to the scene she shot with James McAvoy in 'Atonement' as "the best scene I've ever done", and remember that this time it was directed by Joe Wright.
