You’d think that after winning over audiences with her performances in films like Pirates of the Caribbean and Bend it Like Beckham, an actress like Keira Knightly would simply be able to pick and choose the parts she wanted, but when it came to her audition for The Jacket that simply wasn’t the case. Director John Maybury didn’t think she was the right choice and had no problem telling her that. “There’s been a lot of hype about you, but I don’t think you can act,” he said. “You’re completely wrong for this part. I absolutely don’t want you.” But Knightley insisted on auditioning anyway, and her reading eventually won him over. “OK,” he told her, “here’s my home phone number and here’s my mobile number and I’ll see you in about a month.” Today Keira is one of the highest-paid actresses of Hollywood, has won an Empire Award, and received multiple nominations for the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award.