Pirates

* Johnny Damn Cute!!! *

Does that make your interaction different with your kids when they’re with you on set?

DEPP: Well put it this way, it’s not that you stay in character, but because you’ve spent the majority of your day as that character, there is some let’s say residue by the time you get home. I’d get home and say [in Jack Sparrow voice], “Alright kids, everything alright?” And they’d say, “Dad, come on, I’m watching SPIDER-MAN.” To say they were used to it is a very kind way of putting it.


And how was it kissing Keira Knightley?

DEPP: Oh the smooch. Well those things are always so awkward especially because Keira and I have never been in that kind of situation together. She’s three and I’m a thousand. I’m Methuselah and she’s a toddler. There was that, but more than anything, we’ve known each other for a couple of years and suddenly it was, “Are you ready for this?” And you just kind of do it. It becomes more like a stunt in a way. “Where’s my double?” She was a great sport about it. She was really sweet.

*Keira damn Leng!!*

How do you avoid laughing maniacally around Johnny?
KK: “You’d ignore him at all costs. He was actually quite nice, because he wouldn’t do the full Jack Sparrow if the camera was on you, but as soon as the camera was turned around you couldn’t give him the off camera lines because you were laughing too much. I think there’ll be a lot of outtakes of everybody wetting themselves in the middle of scenes. The gag reel will be very good. I just remember the crew standing around with tears running down their faces because they were desperately trying to keep it in as we were filming. It was brilliant.

* Orlando damn Leng too *

There is a cracking sword fight between you and Johnny Depp. Were there any injuries?
OB: There's always a few scrapes when you're playing with swords but nothing too serious. It's one of the hardest things to learn and that was a really intimidating routine.
It was great fun though. Johnny was coming up with things like butt slaps where he had the sword and was slapping my bum and stuff but unfortunately that didn't make it 'cos it wasn't where we could go with the characters at that stage in the movie.


What did you do to make sure there was chemistry between the two of you on screen?
Keira: Orlando and I went on a date when we found out we were in Pirates together. Just to get to know each other really. Because this is about a couple who are willing to die for each other. We talked all night and drank tea. It clicked right away, so there was chemistry. Otherwise we'd have to fake it.