Keira Knightley and James McAvoy, who have a lot to celebrate now that Atonement picked up the Golden Globe for Best Drama (good sign for those Oscars), recently sat down with W Magazine to chat about their much-hyped film. Keira, who is on many a magazine cover these days, sports lots of Chanel in the photos (perhaps some synergy between her outfits and that Chanel perfume contract) to go with her angry faces. A little scary, no? At least she lightened up in the interview. Here are highlights:
- On taking time off: “It got to the point where you just get tired, and then you start to forget what you love about what you do. I wanted to be able to say to my friends, ‘Yes, I will be there for your birthday.’ I was having that discombobulated feeling of being homesick but not knowing what I was homesick for.”
- On being a professional: "From a very young age I realized that you didn’t get parts if you acted like a child. So even at seven I remember picking a way to behave, a way that worked. Though in my personal life I don’t think I’m particularly mature. I don’t particularly want to be mature!”
To see what else Keira says about her weight and award nominations just read more
- On public rumors about her weight: “It’s like having piles of s--- put on your head. As a teenager you put enough on yourself. You’re a spotty emotional wreck whose body is changing, and you’re just not equipped to deal with that sort of thing.”
- On awards season: “If the film gets awards or anything, great, but if it doesn’t, it certainly doesn’t devalue the project."
- On being nominated for Pride and Prejudice: “It was great fun, and it was partly great fun because I was absolutely certain that I wasn’t going to win, so it was just sort of going along for a jolly.”
After Atonement's rave reviews and Golden Globe, Keira's chances may be better this time around. At the very least she should be up bright and early on January 22, when the nominations for the Oscars are announced.
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Oh wow, that cover is awful. Denim suit thingy? Fugalicious. The expression on her face? A little terrifying.
1damn
what an ugly cover
2not her best looks...
3she always looks terrible.
4she looks like a man
5james looks good though
She looks terrible. He looks very serious but I still like him!
6she looks sooooo dreadful in the cover of the magazine from her face till the that Denim suit !!!
7I love Keira! She is innovative and a style icon. More often than not she is impressive. Always, always she is interesting--to look at, to listen to, to watch. What a talent she is. I would rather see her work than that of most young actresses I can think of. She eschews plastic surgery. She speaks her mind. I can't wait to see her next project! Go Keira!
8whoa, for a second i didnt even recognize her.
9Love Keira, but I really wish that photographers would let her shine instead of always posing her so surly.
10no! make her look like a pretty summer girl! dont make her look ug!
11Urgh... she doesn't look great in those pics. And James is much better-looking when he doesn't scowl!
12do u think that u are cool in this way? I do not think so..stop think that u are too cool to show a smile, thank u.
13Lord. I like to swear as much as the next person. But in respected magazine interviews it is completely inappropriate. I wish she would cut it out and stop trying to seem like "one of the guys" all the time. There's nothing wrong with being ladylike.
14I got my issue on Saturday and the cover shot is the one of her and James not her alone. Thank god he saves the cover. I used to like her but something bugs me about her.
15Wait - so is McAvoy not interviewed at all? I'm confused.
16Keira looks awful. James looks hawt!
17Those are absolutely awful pictures.
18OMG...what is up with that cover!!!!?
She almost looks like a man with that face...
And the lips...ughh...
But James always looks hot. YUM.
19do u think that u are cool in this way? I do not think so..stop think that u are too cool to show a smile, thank u.
O....K. She is being POSED that way by a cover stylist and a photographer. She well more than likely doesn't even have the slightest say in the final outcome.
20She looks like a wax figure on the cover shot
21james look hawt!!
22These pics look like ones that should have ended up in the trash!
23I usually like W's unusual covers and photography, but Miss K looks like she hasn't showered in a week - quite possibly because she is dying of the plague.
24God I miss the old Keira. The one who had a nice and healthy athletic build. Now her body is just...you know.
25You people can not be serious. They were going for a high fashion look. 'W' is not a commercial magazine where the person on the cover is always smiling. You want a more outgoing shot than go out and buy Seventeen.
26I'm not a fan of the cover, but I like the photos in black and white and with James.
27kinda cool. I like the tutu skirt!
28That denim thing is...like... Bai Ling-worthy.
29Everything about this shoot; the clothes, the expressions, that hair, the make-up, everything is absolutely hideous.
30Why does she always have that stupid look on her face? Her mouth is always partially open. NOT CUTE! And she does not look healthy. There's skinny, and then there's...skeletor. I hope young girls don't think this is ideal.
31Oh, and if I didn't get this across, SHE NEEDS TO EAT! She needs to live with Paula Dean for a week or five.
32Eww gross. So not cute.
33That girl needs to eat
34I have no clue why everyone hates on keira. so she swears. so what? a lot of other people do much more tacky things. I loved this movie and I wish yall had included some of james mcavoy's quotes, because he MADE the movie for me. it was excellent, and I'm so glad it won best picture!
35W's covers are always a little wonky for my tastes... but i love keira and james and atonement was FABULOUS
36"I have no clue why everyone hates on keira."
37I think she's hated for many in this site only. I love Keira and I know many people who do too.
her hair looks so greasy and nasty with that part down the middle. she is beautiful though, but the hair is nassssssssté
38lets just put the body & weight issue away for a while eh.. it gets boring, just leave her be.. skinny skinnier or even gains weight.. enough already
39I keep seeing such serious, stone-faced expressions from Keira and McAvoy in relation to photoshoots and public event coverage for Atonement. I'm not really understanding this need to look so dreadfully angry.
40That cover is freaking me out.
41Hehe, she looks like a boy.
42They look awful. And she really needs to have a few more meals. I'm suprised a simple wind doesn't knock this girl down.
EAT for God's sakes woman!!!
43Forget Keira, James looks H.O.T. !
44yea, she has looked a ton better previously
45not her best photos, buuuuttt..
46she can do a vampire movie next
47oh my god... she's usually gorgeous...but that cover is just terrifying...i'd rather sit through listening to paris hilton on tv then buy that magazine issue
48I actually like her facial expression... its just the hair and outfit thats a mess! her hair looks like the backside of dirty dog! and that outfit looks like it came from goodwill with accesories from claires.
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