Quote: "I'd quite like to have another look at it actually. I haven't watched it since 1995 and even then I don't think I watched it all the way through. I'd be quite curious to see what the fuss is about." Colin Firth confesses he's not quite sure what made women so obsessed with his career-defining character Mr. Darcy in Pride And Prejudice.
Fact: A portrait of Colin Firth as MR. DARCY - used in the 1995 costume drama Pride And Prejudice - is to be auctioned off for charity. The painting, which will come with a note from the actor himself, is expected to fetch up to $10,500 (GBP7,000) when it goes under the hammer at Bonham's in London on 21 January (09).
Quote: "It's obvious why women were called the weaker sex, because you can hardly breathe (in a corset). It's a fight just to get oxygen to your brain." Actress Keira Knightley is winded after lacing up for her roles in period films Pride And Prejudice and THE DUCHESS.
Quote: "All these people were coming up to my face and screaming, 'Seven out of ten!', referring to the way I look! And you think, 'You rude f**k'." Actress Keira Knightley enjoyed being nominated for an Oscar for Pride And Prejudice, but disliked the ceremony.
Fact: <p>British actors Rosamund Pike and Tom Hollander have made three films together - and all period pieces. They both starred in TV mini-series WIVES AND DAUGHTERS, last year's (04) The Libertine and this year's (05) blockbuster Pride And Prejudice. </p>