Talulah Riley plays a heartbreaking brunette in Pirate Radio, and a blonde schoolgirl in St. Trinian’s. We weren’t sure what she’d look like when she arrived for a roundtable interview in London for Pirate Radio. The answer was blonder than ever, but every bit as charming as her characters would be to young movie heroes coming of age.

Q: We didn’t know if you’d be blonde or dark.

Talulah Riley: Blond.

Q: Very blonde.

Talulah Riley: I am very, very blonde. I don't think you could get much blonder.

Q: Is that for a role?

Talulah Riley: Yeah, I’m actually playing Blonde in a film, but that’s wrapped now so this is just for personal use.

Q: That’s Inception?

Talulah Riley: That is exactly.

Q: How did you like being a brunette?

Talulah Riley: Well, that was a great wig actually with the little bangs and the frim. I really enjoyed that one. Richard I think is quite partial to a frim so that was why that was there. It was nice.

Q: How did you relate to this era of music?

Talulah Riley: Well, yeah, I literally grew up listening to it, I did. I think most British kids do, don’t they? Well, most British kids grow up listening to that sort of stuff just because it’s such great music. It kind of doesn’t date, which I think is something stands the test of time. Not that it’s actually been that long. It was recent history but that’s all the kind of music I love so it was great. It was nice to have an opportunity to just listen to it over and over again.

Q: How does this supporting role in a Curtis film compare with carrying the St. Trinian’s films?

Talulah Riley: I would literally do anything for Richard Curtis. Anything.

Q: Including Nick Frost.

Talulah Riley: I’m going to tell him you said that. It was really funny though because you know how he’s really out there and that kind of thing. It was his first bedroom scene ever and mine. Not that we actually did much but as soon as we were semi-naked under the covers, he was like, “You know I’m engaged so I’m getting married.” I’m like, “Great, that’s great.” He was telling me all about the flowers and the church. “No, I’m not touching you. I’m not trying to.” It was quite interesting, quite a turn of events. I didn’t think he was a shy guy.

Q: Is shooting a screenplay like this close to theater with the pacing?

Talulah Riley: I don't know, I find film and theater completely noncomparable. For me, it’s just like two different jobs but I guess ensemble casts, because they’re comedians, they were improvising, that kind of thing which is something I would not dare to do. I would not touch a Richard Curtis script and try to improve on it. But there was a lot of backwards and forwards. Again, that was all the boys’ stuff. I didn’t really get to do that.

Q: Was it like a boys club or behind the scenes was it all mixed with women on set?

Talulah Riley: I think they were just extra attentive because all the girls sort of got shipped in one by one. So if you were the one that was there, they were just really nice to you which is great.