Speaking withMashable, he said, Deborah Moggach wrote the screenplay and did an amazing, amazing job.

And then we asked Emma Thompson to help with a little bit of the dialogue.

And she said, Sit down, take out your notebook and take notes.

Claudie Blakley as Charlotte Lucas and Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet in 2005’s ‘Pride & Prejudice’

Claudie Blakley as Charlotte Lucas and Keira Knightley as Elizabeth Bennet in 2005’s ‘Pride & Prejudice’Focus Features / Everett Collection

So as she improvised scenes, I wrote them down.

And that was one of the things she improvised on that hill on Hampstead Heath.

Ive no money and no prospects.

Headshots L to R: Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden and Olivia Colman

Im already a burden to my parents.

The beginnings of that were very humble, he recalled.

But all youre trying to do is tell the story as psychologically honestly as possible.

StarringKeira Knightley, thePride & Prejudicererelease is now in theaters.