Emma Thompson
Emma Thompson
Emma Thompsonis a British actress, a comedian, and a writer...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth15 April 1959
CityLondon, England
child supposed time truth
One is a child when one has a child. No one says, 'You will never be the same again.' Which is the truth! And we're all supposed to be happy all the time. What is that about?
children generally naughty parents
Parents always think it's the kids' fault. If they're naughty, it's the kids' fault. Not true! Children generally are not naughty for no reason.
daughters looking mothers people survive worried
They still get jilted. They're still looking for people to marry. They're still worried about how they are going to survive financially. There are still mothers who want to get their daughters married.
chart hour kids less nine realized slowly
They were like, 'You can't have that. It's too expensive.' I was like, 'OK, 29.' Then I slowly went down to 17, 13, 11, nine. I said, 'I'm not going any less than nine. It's not going to make sense and there's not going to be enough kids.' But then I realized I could not chart nine kids in an hour and a half.
kids time work
I would say to people, for heaven's sake, if you're going to have kids you've got to put the work and the time into it.
gap needed time took
The gap was so long because it needed to be. It took that time - that's the time it took,
two switching flashback
The flashbacks are parallel for me. You experience two storylines at the same time, and I'm not switching from one time to another.
real preparation roles
If there's a role you're playing and there's a great deal of material to explore because the person was real then it's a completely different preparation time and message to playing someone fictional.
weekend what-matters sometimes
It doesn't matter how good the movie is. What matters is what it takes during the opening weekend. It's slightly distressing sometimes but that's how it works.
children thinking animal
I think people say you shouldn't work with children or animals, but you must only work with children.
feelings fancy
Is love a fancy or a feeling.... or a Ferrars?
fall ice earth
Without the ice, the earth will fall
husband experts different
My husband is here and I'd like to thank him, for many things, but first of all for pointing out that I had a big hole in my frock and then that my nipples were pointing in different directions. It's good to have an expert there to help you with that sort of thing.
religious condom-use leader
The Catholic Church - it's so difficult because I don't want say anything offensive but it makes me very angry that religious leaders from this faith have tried to respond negatively to sexual education and to the promotion of condom use