Keira Knightley wasn’t interested in bending her priorities as a parent.
The Pirates of the Caribbean alum reflected on her decision to be more selective about her roles since welcoming her daughters Edie, 9, and Delilah, 5, with husband James Righton.
“I couldn’t go job to job [abroad] now,” Keira told The Times in an interview published Nov. 23. “It wouldn’t be in any way fair on them, and I wouldn’t want to. I’ve chosen to have children, I want to bring them up, so I’ve had to take a major step back.”
It doesn’t mean she stopped working altogether, however. Instead, the 39-year-old opts for projects that film in the U.K. to stay close to home, like her recent Netflix series Black Doves.
Looking back at her time filming the first three Pirates of the Caribbean films, which she worked on from 2003 to 2007, it was clear that kind of schedule wouldn’t be sustainable with two little ones at home.
