Was Mr. Aronofsky someone you particularly wanted to work with?

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Yeah, I think Darrens a brilliant director.

What attracted you to this particular script?

Kind of, I mean Did Nat tell you this story?

I guess I dont remember this, and Im going to get in trouble with Nat.

Yes, Nat and I like to go to flea markets.

I have a different version.

I remember her telling me, I said, What do you have to do this after this?

And she said, I have to go to my ballet lesson.

And I was like, Okay!

I didnt even think about it.

And she goes, Yeah, Im doing a movie about a ballerina.

And thats all I remember from it.

But I guess it makes sense, because this movie came about.

Was it the most physically demanding movie youve done so far?

Because aesthetically I had to look like a ballerina and hold myself like a ballerina.

I think, by the end of it, I was 95 pounds.

So, 20 pounds was lost.

It was gained back like that.

I had no problem gaining it back.

So, I guess you were comparing war wounds with Natalie?

We didnt have to compare.

We saw them happening right before our very own eyes.

In terms of your recognition from fans, how much doesFamily Guycount towards that?

For its fanbase?Family Guys got a strong fanbase, man, like no other.

Everywhere around the world, its pretty amazing.

Its amazing that people loveFamily Guyas much as they do.

Is that something you want to carry on doing?

For the rest of my life!

I hope it lives on forever and ever and ever.

The greatest job, ever.

Because you might turn up in your pyjamas?

[Nods enthusiastically] And I can do it from anywhere in the world.

Could you tell us something about the transition from television to film, because you started withAmerican Psycho 2.

Well, lets just be specific.

That was not transition into film.

That was exactly the same time as I was doing television.

So, the transition didnt happen until I was 21, 22.

Because up until then it was never a career.

But it was never a career choice of mine.

ButAmerican PsychoI did when I was 16.

Twenty-two was when70s Showended.

Do you thinkBlack Swanwill be a transitional film for your career?

I dont think you ever know.

I stand by every movie that I did.

I dont regret any decision I made.

Whatever I did, I always learn from.

Whether it was what to do, what not to do, it was always a learning experience.

Forgetting Sarah Marshallgot meBlack Swan.

I didnt audition forBlack Swan.

I would have auditioned.

To me, it couldnt have been two more different characters.

I never asked him why.

I didnt want him to second guess himself.

I just went with it.

We chit-chatted once, then I was sent the script, then I read the script.

Then we chit-chatted again about the script and about the character, and how I viewed the character.

So, are you ready to do this?, and I was like, What are we doing?

And then he was like, The movie!

And then I had to call my agentsand tell them that Id just gotBlack Swan.

So, it was very backwards.

But, how strategic are you with your career?

As strategic as one can be.

You know, in this industry, its not a game of chess.

Its a game of checkers, as I like to say.

So, you cant think four or five steps ahead, because its impossible.

But its not anything to do with genres.

Its just a matter of finding a project youre drawn to.

Ms. Kunis, thank you for your time.

Black Swan is released this week.