Scarlett Johansson likes to get "down and dirty"

The `We Bought A Zoo` actress - who plays zookeeper Kelly Foster alongside Matt Damon in the new movie - admitted she is "up for every kind of challenge" and likes to get stuck in when she takes on a new role.

She said: "I think I`m up for every kind of challenge and I like to get down and dirty, yes. I really liked that aspect of Kelly, that she is a no-frills kind of girl, very grounded and practical, with that
salt of the earth quality.

"That`s the body language I created for her too; she`s comfortable in her body and in her stance."

However, the 27-year-old beauty - who divorced actor Ryan Reynolds in December 2010 after two years of marriage - explained she has developed a "hard shell" in order to cope with the constant
"batterings" she has suffered in the film industry.

Scarlett added: "I learned at a really young age that you have to have something of a hard shell to take some of the batterings that you get in this industry.

"We`re constantly rejected and scrutinised and it`s important to take a lot of it with a pinch of sale in order to be able to survive and press on."

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