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Keira Knightley talks to Jonathan Ross as 91Èȱ¬ One series returns
Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley joins four-times BAFTA winner Jonathan Ross in a rare and exclusive TV appearance when his multi award-winning 91Èȱ¬ One show returns tonight.
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In a candid conversation on Friday Night With Jonathan Ross, Keira talks about her career from her first screen appearance at the age of seven to her critically-acclaimed role in Atonement, opening in the UK today.
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She reveals a self-critical streak: "I don't like watching myself. It's weird, I get really embarrassed, I look funny. I just don't think it's very good most of the time, I can't watch without analysing it."
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Why was she was drawn to Atonement: "The script made me cry. We were trying to go for a 1940s style of acting which I really enjoy, the pinnacle of stiff upper lip, I tried to mimic Celia Johnson in Brief Encounter.
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"I needed to do something very different, it's very rewarding, if you feel drained you know you've done a good job."
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Keira also explains how the paparazzi get her down: "I don't deal with it very well, I cry a lot. I find it very frightening, it's very difficult to get out of your front door. There's someone there more or less every day, about five guys, I'm shaking thinking about it."
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She talks about filming nude scenes: "It's quite embarrassing, we had a lot of paparazzi trying to get in that day."
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And reaction to comment about her weight: "It's very difficult, men don't get it as much as women."
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She confirms one day she will give it all up: "I'm obsessed by films but the fame side of it is scary. If at any point I had a child I wouldn't feel comfortable presenting my child to these people [paparazzi] every day. It feels like being trapped.
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"I'm not planning to have children at the moment... but everyone changes, and I'm sure there will be a time I'll want to do something different. I could completely see myself moving away."
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Keira also talks about the Pirates Of The Caribbean movies and her admiration for co-star Johnny Depp: "People laughed at me which is understandable, no one thought it would be any good... I loved the swash-buckling, I did a lot of training for that.
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"Johnny Depp is amazing. No one thought his character would work, it was totally his creation, really impressive."
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She also has a particular compliment for Jonathan's new look: "You look like Johnny Depp because of your beard!'"
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Jonathan also welcomes to the show UK comedy hero Simon Pegg; US A-list funnyman Adam Sandler; and there's music from 23-piece band The Polyphonic Spree performing their new single Running Away live in the studio.
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Friday Night With Jonathan Ross is a Hotsauce TV production for 91Èȱ¬ One.
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Friday Night With Jonathan Ross returns for a new season, 10.35pm, Friday 7 September 2007, 91Èȱ¬ One
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