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Brad Pitt plays dress up in the pages of Interview's October/November issue, sporting dreadlocks, eyeliner, and even an eye patch to portray different characters in a playful photo shoot. The issue also features a Q&A between Brad Pitt and Guy Ritchie. Guy directed Brad in Snatch, and the former collaborators met up in London while Brad worked on reshoots of World War Z recently. The duo talked about another of Brad's upcoming films, his commitment to family, and why he's a Barack Obama fan. Here are highlights:

• On why he's become choosier about projects: "I want it to be worthy enough of a story to leave the family, you know? They're everything. The family is first . . . I also don't want to embarrass them."
• On how he stays inspired: "You know, right now, this is like a clean-up-the-loose-ends-and-tidy-up-the-place kind of year, which I also look at as a refill kind of year. I'm not good at going back-to-back-to-back-to-back with movies, and it's just now that I'm starting to get my bearings again and a flavor for what's next. But it can't be something repetitive that I've done before. I'm bored to death by that, and when I attempt things like that, it never works — I end up hurting the movie."
• On who he's supporting in the election: " . . . I'm a big supporter of Obama, and I think he's our best answer for the next four years."
• On reshooting World War Z: "We've got some tidying up to do there, but that one is gonna be big and entertaining. My boys are gonna love it."

Diane von Furstenberg is a fashion fixture. Effortlessly glamorous, the 65-year-old icon and her covetable designs have touched and inspired women from around the world for almost four decades — yes, the wrap dress has been around for that long. Diane first appeared on the fashion scene in the late '60s, and after experiencing a lull in her label in the '90s, which almost put her out of business, she pulled off one of the biggest comebacks in fashion history. DVF recently sat down with Interview magazine to talk about her amazing career in fashion, and we culled some quotes you don't want to miss. Click on to see some gorgeous throwback photos of Diane, plus see what she has to say about her iconic curly hair and being a femme fatale in the slideshow now.

— Additional reporting by Robert Khederian

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Emma Stone covers the September issue of Interview, which had been timed to coincide with the release of Gangster Squad before the film was moved to a January 2013 release. Emma agreed to an interview with director Cameron Crowe, who will direct her in an upcoming project. She opened up about personal topics, like her first heartbreak as a teenager and changing her name for professional reasons. Emma also touched on her relationship with her Crazy, Stupid, Love and Gangster Squad leading man, Ryan Gosling. Here are highlights from Emma Stone in Interview:

• On her first heartbreak: "I was crawling on the floor. I remember throwing up. . . . Like, within the hour. I remember being on the floor . . . I have never felt anything quite like that. It was so visceral. It's like someone has killed you and you have to live through it and watch it happen . . . It was awful."
• On changing her name: "My name is Emily Stone, but that was already taken at SAG. I was 16 at the time, and I hadn't done anything yet, so I was like, 'I can be whatever I want to be. What name do I want to have?' So I went through a list of names and picked Riley. But then I had an identity crisis pretty much right after because I had a guest part on Malcolm in the Middle, and everyone kept on yelling 'Riley!' and I didn't know who they were talking to. So I had to change my professional name to Emma, which my mom always called me."
• On her friendship with Ryan Gosling: "I've asked him to read a couple of scripts. I just really like hearing his viewpoint because I know that it's never going to be tainted. He's very much his own person. It has really just been scripts so far, because I only met him two years ago when we did Crazy, Stupid, Love, but it was like meeting a member of your team or something. I really like his brain . . . I immediately felt a kinship with him."

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Mila Kunis covers the August issue of Interview, which will be on newsstands July 24. She spoke with pal James Franco during a particularly busy work period. She wrapped up a promotional tour for Ted, and just started chatting up her and James's Oz: The Great and Powerful. In fact, Mila and Michelle Williams went to Comic-Con to chat up their new adaptation of the Wizard of Oz tale. Mila also spent time this Summer on the set of Guillaume Canet's new thriller, Blood Ties. Career was the focus of Mila and James's discussion, and she talked about the perks of being picky, Hollywood pressures, and her goals. Here are highlights from Mila Kunis in Interview:

• On being able to be picky about her work: "Honestly, after doing a TV show [That '70s Show] for eight years and a cartoon [Family Guy] for more than a decade, you are, financially speaking, in a very lucky position where you don't have to work for the sake of working. And I decided to take advantage of that. I don't live lavishly, so it's not like I have 20 assistants and travel privately and shop every day. I actually live a very mediocre lifestyle. So I decided to step back and do things not just for the sake of doing them, but because I believe in them and I want to do them."
• On her goal for five years from now: "Listen, in five years I do hope to have a family, and, you know, who knows? I think in this industry people have such a short shelf life, truly, that I don't know what I'm going to be in five years in regards to acting. I mean, I'd love to produce. I can't form a sentence or write an email, so I know I'm definitely not going to go and become a writer, but I would love to explore other facets of this industry, for sure."
• On dealing with the pressures of Hollywood: "To be honest, I don't deal with it well. I can't tell you that I'm like, 'Oh, I'm so great at dealing with it. It's in one ear and out the other!' That would be complete and utter bullsh*t. But I take it for what it's worth. Sometimes I let it get to me — I have internal dialogues with myself all day long."

Julianne Hough channeled her dancing roots for a spread in Interview's June/July issue. She's gearing up for the release of Rock of Ages — see new pictures from Rock of Ages before it hits theaters next month! We talked with Julianne about getting bikini-ready for the film during a visit to the set, and in her latest chat with Interview she opened up about working with Tom Cruise and what boyfriend Ryan Seacrest thinks of her racy big-screen role. Here's more from Julianne Hough in Interview:

• On working with Tom Cruise: "I think my generation will always look at him as Tom Cruise, the movie star. But the thing about Tom is that he's super-cool, and whatever nerves I had going into a scene with him, afterwards he would say how funny it was or what a great job I did. So that really made me feel confident."
• On boyfriend Ryan Seacrest getting jealous of her scenes: "He was like, 'Wow, this is a little sexy!' There was one scene we did that ended up not making it into the film. It was in the strip club, and I gave Tom a lap dance in the scene. The movie flowed better without it, so I understand why it got edited out, but at the same time, I'm like, 'Wait a minute. I got to do that, and it's not even in the movie?'"
• On her career: "My biggest fear is that people think, 'Oh, just because she was on Dancing with the Stars, she thinks she can act now.' But I've been acting my whole life, which people don't realize. I just haven't had the opportunities that I've had with my dancing."

Just when we thought Kristen Stewart and Charlize Theron's stylish media blitz couldn't get any better, the duo appeared on the latest issue of Interview Magazine in a stunning editorial. Evocative of their roles in Snow White and the Huntsman, debuting in theaters this Friday, Kristen and Charlize showed off their dark side in a range of sultry black gowns, lace, and velvet from the likes of Dries Van Noten, Tom Ford, and Yves Saint Laurent. The combination of the duo's star power is overwhelmingly undeniable; Kristen with her shy, yet sexy attitude and Charlize's Amazonian beauty have us in a style trance. Read below to see what the two have to say about working with one another and pushing boundaries, then start clicking to see more pictures of Kristen and Charlize in the slideshow.

Kristen Stewart on making movies: "We push boundaries in this business in terms of getting to know people. There are things that directors know about me that people shouldn't know."

Charlize Theron on being fearless: "I am fearless when I think I'm alone. [laughs] As soon as there are 200 people in a
theater watching me, I get really scared."

Kristen Stewart on working with Charlize: "She is unlike anyone I've ever encountered. She is one of those people who walks into a room and everyone knows it."

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Keira Knightley looks edgy and glamorous on the cover of Interview magazine's April issue. The moody spread was shot by fashion photographers Marcus Piggott and Mert Alas, and features Keira in dark, sophisticated clothes from Louis Vuitton, Salvatore Ferragamo, and Balenciaga. For the accompanying interview, the actress spoke to her A Dangerous Method director David Cronenberg at her home in London, where she was fresh from wrapping Anna Karenina. Keira talked about portraying real people in films, faking a Russian accent, and how spanking is "really huge in England." Here's more from Keira Knightley in Interview:

• On playing two Russian women in a row: "I'm not quite sure what that's about. I seem to be having a Russian moment. I've never even been to Russia. I didn't [do a Russian accent]."
• On portraying a real person vs. a fictional one: "There's always the moral question when you're playing real people. Is it like dancing over somebody's grave? What's nice about playing somebody real is that generally there's more information about them, so a lot of the questions that you'd otherwise have to make up the answers to are already there."
• On the English fascination with spanking: "I know with A Dangerous Method people liked the spanking an awful lot. [laughs] It's weird, though, with the spanking. In England, it was pretty much the only thing I got asked about. I'm not quite sure what that says about the English. . . [spanking is] really huge in England."

Jennifer Lawrence posed for a sexy spread in German Interview's April issue, and spoke to Drew Barrymore for the accompanying conversation. She wore an embellished Dolce & Gabbana look for the cover, which was photographed by Matthias Vriens-McGrath and styled by Elizabeth Stewart. Jennifer had a huge weekend with The Hunger Games making $155 million at the box office and breaking midnight opening records. She talked to Drew about her fun plans following her huge success and shared her fear of ghosts. Here's more from Jennifer Lawrence in Interview Germany:

• On her post-success plans: "When I get my first real check, I want to bathe in a pool full of pasta."
• On her fear of ghosts: "I'm scared of ghosts. Just yesterday when I moved into a new room at the hotel, I was deeply convinced, that I shouldn't wash my face, because if I would look into the mirror, I would actually see a ghost."

Freida Pinto is Interview magazine's latest face, showing off a more sultry side than we're used to seeing in the August issue. The Slumdog Millionaire star, who also has starring roles in upcoming films Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Tess of the d'Urbervilles, was shot in vivid black and white with graphic splashes of red while wearing pieces from Stella McCartney, Versace, and Christopher Kane. When asked about falling for Dev Patel, Pinto replied: “I just think it was both of us sitting in the same boat. For both Dev and me, Slumdog was our first film, and it became so massive that you had to preserve and protect what you had before, that innocence, without getting sucked in. And who better to do it with than someone who knows what you’re thinking?" Take a look at her hot editorial in the slideshow, then check out the whole piece at Interview magazine.


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