Keira Knightley became one of the most respected actresses of her generation by balancing period roles such as “Pride & Prejudice” and “The Imitation Game” with blockbuster franchises like “Pirates of the Caribbean.” But before she started racking up Oscar nominations, she rose to prominence for her role in the 2002 soccer comedy “Bend It Like Beckham.” While that film was released just a year before “Love Actually” and “Pirates of the Caribbean” catapulted her onto Hollywood’s A-List, Knightley now says that she never expected it to be her big break.
In fact, she and everyone around her seemed to think that the movie was destined for failure.Appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” to promote her upcoming thriller “Boston Strangler,” Knightley recalled her initial embarrassment about the film’s cheeky title.
Knightley said that when she told her friends about the project, the only words of encouragement
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