People: Mar. 6, 2006

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You had just four days off between these films. Did you practice kicking in doors in your ball gowns? It was the stupidest thing I've ever done. The second half of Pride & Prejudice, I was getting up an hour before call time and training on my nunchaku.

How did growing up in a show-business family prepare you for life as an actress? I got to see the profession for what it is. You can be blown up and blown down in a second. Sometimes I think you shouldn't have that perspective, though. Sometimes I think you should just go, "Oh, it's amazing, and it's going to last forever."

What was it like to shoot the Vanity Fair cover? I hadn't even shaved my legs. You think, "F___ it. I'm 20. This is Annie Leibovitz. It's something to show the grandchildren."

Were you surprised by the success of Pirates of the Caribbean? God, yeah. None of us saw it until the day before the premiere. We gave ourselves a big talk, put on a united front. We're sitting there, and I remember Orlando [Bloom] nudging me, saying, "Actually, it's quite good, isn't it?"