Hugh Laurie and Catherine Keener talk kissing and music during a press junket at New

Hugh Laurie and Catherine Keener talk kissing and music during a press junket at New York s Crosby Hotel for their hilarious new movie The Oranges . Hugh 53 is asked why his onscreen kiss with 26-year-old Leighton Meester has been made into a big thing in America. I don t know the answer to that not having seen the kiss itself he said. Is it shocking But Catherine chimes in that she s used to seeing that kind of age gap in LA It s pretty much the norm there. Hugh also mentions how he had a piano with him on the set which he practised during filming breaks. When I felt confident and happy I turned it up and when I felt sad and unsure of myself I turned it down he explained and also revealed that he plans to record an album at the end of the year.