Emma
Quotes
"I could be one hundred years old and in my rocker, but I'll still be very proud to say that I was part of the Harry Potter films."
"It's the scariest thing that's ever happened to me, it's the biggest thing that's ever happened to me, and it's the best thing that's ever happened to me."
"I think Hermione uses this kind act that she has of being clever and knowing everything. It's kind of like her mask so that she doesn't have to deal with the world. As far as she's concerned, there's always a logical answer she can bring from a book."
"I'm not obsessed with books, I'm not obsessed with school and homework, and I'm not obsessed with not getting into trouble."
"I am such a feminist on this. It drives me nuts when friends say, 'We can't continue because sport gives you muscles and it's so unattractive and it gets you sweaty.' For some reason, girls seem to think it is unfemininie and they worry about being pretty. But I feel the most pretty when I come off the pitch after a hockey game and I have got pink cheeks and bright eyes. Sport really makes me feel good about myself."
"It feels sometimes I don't really have to act anymore, as I'm so close to her and know her so well. And there's so much of me in her, and her in me, that it feels I'm barely doing anything sometimes. So, I think it's been wonderful and I'm very fond of Hermione's character; I think that she's turned into someone that a lot of people can identify with. I think she's a great role model."
"I love cats. I'm obsessed with cats."
"When I was nine or ten, I would get really upset when they tried to make me look geeky, but now I absolutely love it. I find it's so much pressure to be beautiful. Hermione doesn't care what she looks like. She's a complete tomboy."
“There were three hundred extras in the same room for one whole week. Everyone was dying of boredom and they needed to be laughing; Robbie Coltrane had to stand up on the tables and dance. He did the Macarena, and it worked! It was the highlight of the whole filming. I never laughed so much in my life!”
"To cry, you do a staring competition at wall; keep your eyes open until they start to water. To smile, you just have to think of a happy thought. A mixture of Brad Pitt and chocolate normally makes me smile."
"Most people are really nice, but some stare, like you're some kind of zoo exhibit and not a real person with real feelings. Even when you take away all the glamor and attention and premieres and everything, it still comes down to the fact that I'm acting."
"I hope my head doesn't get very big. I'm just going to keep my feet on the ground, stick to friends and family, and try to lead a normal life."
"I would do Harry Potter for nothing. It's not really anything to do with money."
"Sometimes, I'll go to a friend's house and their little brothers and sisters will be playing the first film on DVD, and it's very strange. It's like your baby pictures but a whole film of it. I look so different."
"I love fashion. I think it's so important, because it's how you show yourself to the world."
"I get sent Bibles. I have a collection of about twenty in my room. People think I need to be guided."
"The Hollywood chairs are kind of flimsy, and mine had one of its legs on an electrical wire. I sat down, and it fell backward. My legs were up in the air like a chicken, and everyone was laughing at me. It took me ages to get out of the chair. Really, really embarrassing."
"I prefer to feel like I'm handling the questions myself. Let's spice it up a bit! Let's get a couple of difficult ones. I'm quite happy to answer them. (Pauses) You're going to ask me some bitch of a question, you really are! Bad idea. I should never have said that."
"I can still remember perfectly the first time a guy at school let me know he wanted to go out with me. I was so embarrassed, I couldn't say anything. After a few seconds of hesitation, I simply ran away."
"It was unbelieveable seeing me as an action figure. In a few months, toddlers all around the country will be biting my head off!"
"Hermione uses all these big, long, tongue-twister words. I don't know what she's going on about half the time!"
"So many kids love these books, live and breathe these books. They've impacted lots of people's lives and people are so fond of the characters, so fond of everything to do with the series. I was a huge fan before I even started being in these films and I would be upset if we made a film that didn't do the book justice."
"I think when you take away all the premieres and press stuff and all the special effects, you just come down to the fact that it's all about acting, and I think that has been the best bit for me."