Growing older is something that scares a lot of us, but it can be especially frightening for women in Hollywood who battle ageism in the sexist industry. Knightley isn't worried about getting older, though. She told the Daily Mail that she hopes to age gracefully. "I walk down the street and I see women with amazing gray hair and the lines on their face and I think it's the story of their life and I love it and I feel empowered by it and that's what I want to be when I grow up," she said.
That's not to say that she doesn't feel the rush of panic when she finds a gray hair, but that has more to do with the fact that getting older and becoming a different version of yourself can be daunting, even if you're happy with your appearance. "You think you know what your body is and what your face is, then suddenly it changes," she explained.
Overall, everything has moved on the bright side as Knightley's grown older. She's become more secure in who she is as an actress, and has learned how to handle her fame. She told Glamour UK that things started to get "better and better" in her mid-20s, adding, "Maybe you stop caring as much about where you should be going and what other people think — which is all the s*** that makes you very unhappy early on."
We can't wait to see how Knightley's career keeps evolving!
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