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I'm Amanda Knox, and you're listening to Hard Knocks.

Music Amanda Knox, and you're listening to Hard Knox.

Welcome to another Ask Amanda Anything, where you can ask me anything.

Really, just send in your questions to Amandanox.com.

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And Chris will read off your questions. Yes. And, you know, perhaps add a little spin of my own, because my goal here is to playfully prod, poke, and jab Amanda to draw out her best answers.

And as you all know, poking and prodding is the best way to sustain a relationship.

So, look at that face.

All right.

We're going to start with a fun question from someone who's been watching the twisted tale of Amanda Knox on Hulu.

How did you choose who would portray you?

You mean, how did I get lucky enough to get Grace Van Patten, who's freaking amazing?

I mean, it was a whole process of looking at actresses who fit the description, within an age range,

were of a, you know, Hollywood requires a lot of juggling and maneuvering,

but ultimately what it was, as I was able to take a look at what she's done in the past.

I was really impressed with her versatility.

And I loved her ability to be both very serious but also very playful. And

she just showed up. Like I did not know ahead of time just how much of an incredible work ethic

she has and how incredibly, you know, intuitive and smart and caring she is.

So I think I got lucky in a big way.

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