(Cover) - EN Showbiz - Keira Knightley says her laziness makes her reluctant to own a television.

The 25-year-old currently sits as one of the leading actresses in the movie industry, following high-profile roles in films such as the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, Atonement and Pride & Prejudice.

As a hardworking actress, Keira says she refuses to own a television set for fear of encouraging her lazy side when shes at home during time off.

Do you know what it is? Its that Im the laziest f**ker in the entire world. Its true. And stagnation is always really, really imminent. I can literally just sit and not do anything for hours and hours and hours and if there is something completely mind-numbing to do, like surfing the internet or watching c***py TV, Ill do it and then Ill feel s**t about myself. So I try to get rid of it, she told British Elle magazine.

Instead of watching TV, Keira prefers to stimulate her mind through reading novels. The movie star recalls growing up surrounded by books, and says she couldnt stand living in an environment with no reading material. She also isnt a fan of modern portable e-book readers, and much prefers holding a book in her hand.

I cant get rid of books. Its almost like having your thoughts [around you]. I want to be able to hold it. I want to be able to see where the pages have been turned down. I grew up in a house full of books. Wall to wall. I remember when I moved out of home, that was the big thing that I couldnt handle: there werent any books. Every inch of my moms house is covered in them and not having any was like, This is really weird. This is such a sterile place without any stories in it, she added. (C) Cover Media