Did Matthew Macfadyen live up to your expectations of Mr. Darcy?
“Absolutely! A hundred and fifty per cent. I mean he blew away my expectations of the character. Joe (Wright) wanted Matthew right from the beginning and I´ve been a huge fan of “Spooks” and thought it was amazing but I couldn´t imagine him as Mr. Darcy. And then we read together and it was just… The thing about Matthew is that he is shy, he is a big bloke, he is a proper guy but he is intensely vulnerable at the same time and he brings that vulnerability to Darcy that I don´t think is ever been done before and that makes it even more romantic, the character even more romantic as well. So yeah! I think he is the perfect Mr. Darcy.”

(Keira Knightley)