Part II
JL: Welcome back. I am with Keira Knightley. She is starring in a new film, “King Arthur.” You know I haven’t exactly seen the movie yet, because they haven’t finished it yet.
KK: Its not and I haven’t seen it either. The first time I saw anything was that clip. *pointing to the plasma screen*
JL: Tell us about it. It’s a King Arthur story with a twist.
KK: It is yes. As opposed to it being all mythical we tried to base it on sort of reality. So there is a theory that King Arthur was actually a Roman General at the fall of a Roman Empire in Britain, called Artorias Castes <sp/inaudible> [Dang your beautiful British accent …shaking her head] I might be wrong. Ah..so we based it on those lines.
JL: Yeah but your character is not like.. coz Guinevere is all ..Oh the vapors *makes a girly sound*
KK: Very lady like.
JL: Yeah she is like passing out and all feminine. But your character is like a kick ass Guinevere.
KK: Yes.. it is.. she is the kick ass Guinevere. That’s actually what the director said to me the other day. *mimics American slang* Yeah yeah she is kick ass…She is great.
In England, the native people of England <inaudible> so they were sort of a metrological society. So the women would fight on the equal standing as men. So that’s what she does she is a warrior.
JL: See if I were to cast you I wouldn’t cast you as a oo… Kick as woman.
KK: Really *fakes looking offended*
JL: Yeah because you know you do not look all kick ass to me.
KK: I might take offense from that.
JL: No no. You shouldn’t take offence from that. Because obviously you are so feminine but you must’ve had some physical… did you train for it?
KK: Yeah. I did .. I did three months training. [JL the pig starts laughing] Which was excellent. I did boxing, I did weight lifting, and horse riding, knife fighting and axe fighting, and archery.
JL: Now when you did “boxing” *jerks the British accent teasingly* did you get hit? Did the guy go bang *motions to hit her*
KK: No. Please it was one sided… <inaudible> *makes a fist*
JL: Oh that was good… do that again.
KK: That is good eh Jay. That was rock hard right. Are you scared?
JL: I have to admit I am getting a little frightened. That is very good. And you rode horses.
KK: Yeah well I am terrified of horses…I don’t know why. They just freak me out. I don’t know why they would listen to me. They are about 10 times as big as I am and really strong. And I just think that they shouldn’t, that they should just buck and go. So I was absolutely terrified. So when I read the part I told them ok you need to get me on a horse right now. So I did this really intensive three months horse riding course. I never rode a horse in the movie *laughter* not once. But it was cool because they showed me how to do it.
JL: So do you like to go riding now?
KK: No I still don’t. *pulling a face*
JL: And why are you painted blue?
KK: Why it’s a good look isn’t it?
JL: I..I *stutters like a fool*
KK: It’s a good look, why not?
JL: No its just once you go blue you cant go back.
KK: No actually I think, the kelts and picks used to paint themselves in wode which is a very thick blue paint. God have you seen the smurfs?
JL: Yes.
KK: I am like the warrior smurf.
JL: Now see that, that does sounds pretty frightening.
KK: I know its terrifying *laughing*.
JL: If I was the enemy and I saw a smurf coming I’d laugh so hard that I would drop my sword.
KK: *laughing*
JL: Now was that hard to put on?
KK: Yeah it was difficult when we first started painting us. It took 6 hours to do it because there are a lot of tattoes. But we managed to get it down to about an hour. But it would be everywhere, on my ears…So I went back to London to do a meeting one night after the shooting. And I did the meeting and everybody was looking at me, weirdly and it was because I had bright blue ears. I didn’t realize.
JL: You didn’t realize.
KK: Exactly.
JL: So where is this filmed, in England.
KK: In Ireland, just outside Dublin.
JL: Oh yeah. Did you get into the whole pub thing there?
KK: Big time
JL: You can drink.
KK: I can drink now.
JL: How old are you 18?
KK: 19. I can drink there but I can’t drink here.
JL: So how is it…<br>KK: Guinness is fabulous there.
JL: The big thick
KK: Oh its fantastic. I really like it in Dublin it tastes different than anywhere in the world. I wouldn’t know here I would have to come back here and tell you when I am 21.
JL: So is it room temperature?
KK: Yeah its room temperature, *getting excited* its really thick, its like a meal in the glass *gestures with her hands*
JL: Like a meal in a glass?
KK: Fabulous.
JL: You see you have broken all these. You are like an ass kicking, beer drinkin’ *pauses to think*
KK: Lady
JL: lady queen
KK: exactly
JL: it is amazing.
KK: *grinning*
JL: Well we couldn’t see the picture yet usually we try to see it but it isn’t finished yet. [shut up redundant] but congratulations on all your success.
KK: Thank you.
JL: Would you come back to see us again?
KK: Definitely.
JL: King Arthur opens everywhere July 7th. Thank you sweet heart. Be right back with … blah…<br>
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Just wanted to say, I hate Jay Leno! He always interrupts his guests and doesn’t ask any questions that might interest the viewers, i.e. juicy gossip.
I didn’t like Keira’s hair do. She’s died her hair dark and had long bangs which were coming over her eyes. She was wearing a purple dress. Mauve on the top and dark purple in the bottom with a skin colored ‘v’ shaped strip in the middle to make it appear like a skirt and blouse. She was extremely hyper on coffee because she just got to New York yesterday and was still as she put it, “Jet lagged.” Nonetheless she was her own adorable self.
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