On the tabloids:

“What I hate is that they shove in your face: this is what you want to be. And you think, f—k that. I don’t want it. Stop telling me I want to look like her. Stop telling me I want that life. I don’t.”

On being moody:

“I’m a moody bastard. Actually, I’ve been banned from reading newspapers because the way they’re written angers me so much. If I want an opinion, I’ll read the opinion part of the newspaper. I do not want it when I’m trying to get the facts. I get incredibly angry. It really —ks me off. See, I have to calm down about it.”

On her sex scene in upcoming movie, “Atonement”:

“There was no knob-touching, for real. But it certainly looked like that.”

On the word cute:

“I hate cute, I’ve always hated cutesy. My mom used to ban the word cute. Absolutely banned.”

On romantic comedies:

“I’m a total romantic- I love romantic films. But I don’t like being raped by sugar.”

On cell phones:

“I hate them. It rings, and then I realize that I don’t want to talk to anyone. So I always press ignore.”

On becoming aware of her sexual powers:

“Oh, my god. I don’t think I’m aware of it now! No… I’m lying. I don’t know why I said that. No, I’m not lying, actually. I’ll just have an argument with myself!”

Her face looks a little bit off in this one, if you ask me.

Keira Knightley will be get in touch with her British roots, playing the role of an 18th century aristocrat, Georgiana, the duchess of Devonshire, in film The Duchess. The movie is based on Amanda Foreman’s biography of the duchess.

Georgiana has been compared by many as being the Princess Diana of her generation. Not surprisingly, Georgiana was actually an ancestor of the late Princess Di, who like her, lived a life of “political and romantic intrigue.”

Writing The Duchess script will be Jeffrey Hatcher. Knightley, is no stranger to period pieces such as this, having filmed Pride & Prejudice and King Arthur.

Keira Knightley’s Atonement costar, James McAvoy, says he’s sheepish at best when it comes to getting intimate in front of the cameras.

“It’s always a nightmare, isn’t it?” he said in a recent television interview. “It’s never easy and it’s always a little bit sweaty and uncomfortable.”

McAvoy, 28, appeared on Britain’s Michael Parkinson show to discuss his role in Atonement. In the film, Knightley, 22, plays Cecilia Tallis, an upper-class beauty who has an affair with the housekeeper’s son played by McAvoy.

The Scottish actor – whom Knightley called the best kisser ever – said he prefers directors to give specific instructions when filming sex scenes. And if they don’t, the situation can suddenly become a bit awkward.

“When they call action, if you feel the lady’s breast, it’s your decision to feel the lady’s breast. It’s like, this is wrong. You have no parameters,” he said.

“What was great about Atonement was Joe Wright [the director] was very, very, very on the ball with what he wanted, so when you were doing something it was at his behest.”

Still, McAvoy and Knightley felt the need to apologize for invading each other’s personal space after the steamy scenes. “We carried on and about 10 seconds later we just said very sheepishly, ‘Sorry about that.’”

Just a FYI, I had a advanced screening of this movie (Atonement) and it is WONDERFUL! The book is awesome and the movie was just beautiful. It goes right by the book pretty much! I say go see it December 9th!

Keira Knightly apparently has some self esteem problems. Here is a interview she did for Allure magazine. She is the cover girl next month.

On walking the red carpet:
“I hate red-carpet events; I absolutely hate them. I don’t like the fact that people write, ‘Oh, you look like crap’ in print. Or ‘I don’t like your arms!’ “

On her self-image:
“I’m not Wonder Woman. I have self-esteem problems. Everybody does. You know, skinny people are allowed to feel s— about themselves.”

On being called an anorexic:
“I haven’t got a clue about how much I weigh. I do not own any scales. And I have noticed it creates an anger in people who are not skinny. People like to blame their insecurities on other people.”

On the characters she likes to play:
There is definitely a f-you quality to the characters I choose. A lot of times in cinema today the women are overly sentimental, so I constantly try to do the opposite. I like strident women.”

On the anxieties of fame:
“You have this feeling — everyone wants a bit of you. Wants to suck a bit of you. Wants a piece of you. It does feel like that. Any sane person knows, this is not nice. It’s a pretty horrific profession, really.”

Gosh, I wish I had those problems instead of the ones I have…Wanna trade Keira?

Keira at the premiere of “Silk” in Toronto.