Keira Knightley Naked In Interview Magazine: "How Does That Always Happen?"

Keira Knightly willingly stripped down for the latest cover of Interview magazine and sat for an interview with Tim Blanks to talk about her new film Atonement. It wasn't the first time she doffed her clothes for a magazine cover.

How was the photo shoot? We ended by taking my clothes off again. How does that always happen?

Why do you think? I don't know. Because I say yes, I suppose.

Did you relate to the Hollywood-glamour thing when you were growing up? I think it's wonderful to have those aesthetic fantasies. Those films pretend that you can wake up in the morning with bright red lipstick and perfect false eyelashes and hair; I like that.

There were so many species of loss in [your upcoming film Atonement]--there's the loss of a girl, the loss of a woman, the loss of a love. Which did you relate to the most? All of them. That's the power of it. Everybody has regrets. Everybody feels guilty about something, though hopefully not for something as bad as what happens in the movie. But that's what is wonderful about the book and the film--you understand where these people are coming from. The situation may be completely different from ones I've experienced or that most people have experienced, but the core emotions are the same--that we all make mistakes, and sometimes we're horrendous to each other. It's the Robbie character [played by James McAvoy] that I find truly heartbreaking, because at the beginning he's really Christ-like in his goodness--he's a selfless, perfect person--and in a funny way I don't think we can ever handle it when someone is that good, so what we do is destroy them.

Comments

[chewbacca07]

Beautiful girl, dumb photographer. You feel like she s kinda sweet and eager to oblige these stupid people around her who make her look ridiculous. Let's hope she learns...

[Issak]

Yeah, how does that happen? does it matter? let me see, I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking, I'm looking,..oh well I'll get back to you.

[Harrier]

It's always other women that complain about this. Never men. That says it all. Men have balance

[LenP]

She's gorgeous!

Unfortunately, she is in some sort of mad competition with Natalie Portman.

Natalie went naked for a film so...

[micdago]

This would be a huge story is Keira had ... I don't know ... tits ...

[JoanneS]

That first pose looks like Charlotte Rampling from The Night Porter.

[SmolderingRuin]

That harsh makeup makes her look old and spoils the beauty of her face.

[HoboStew]

Wow a lot of you guys act like this is the first time you've seen a topless woman on a magazine...it's really shocking to see such ignorance on the internet. Especially from these religious zealous fascist neo nazis.

[auramac]

Is that J-Lo's chair?.....

[hydenorhare]

She's big-boned! heh

[thenicerguy]

I mean, do you want to see Bush naked or naked bush? Seriously. No seriously.

[Ginzaman]

Ok, so it's like she was forced by her agent, manager, etc. to get nude for this, right? Sounds horrible.

[Hopalongpoppyseed]

Bootyfull!

[bradylord]

Is it me, or does she look seriously bottom heavy in that second photo? I always thought she was a toothpick from top to bottom. And, I love her regardless, clothed, naked, whatever. She is a fresh and spirited person with one of the most uniquely beautiful faces ever.

[GuyFawkes]

Very Shagadelic. And "Atonement" is a terrific film, and that's not taking into account my serious crush on this girl (she's actually a supporting character in the movie, not the lead).