Emma Watson Interview with alloy.com
Thanks to our forum member mischiefmanaged for the tip!
For the past seven years, we’ve equated Emma Watson with Hermione Granger. But recently, Emma has followed in the footsteps of her Harry Potter costars, Rupert Grint and Daniel Radcliffe, by moving on to other movie roles. First up: Ballet Shoes, a TV movie for the UK’s BBC. (US fans can check it out September 2 on DVD!) We chatted with Emma about slipping into her new role, working without the Potter boys, and much more.
So what was it like doing something other than a Harry Potter movie?
It was wonderful. It was really nice to do something completely different. Obviously, we did it for the BBC, which is a British television channel. It was done in a TV format, so it was completely different to being on a massive big Hollywood blockbuster. We shot four scenes in one day and we were working six-day weeks. It was much more the crew and it was very different but I absolutely loved it. It was different.
What was it like working without Rupert and Daniel?
It was nice to be with lots of girls. It was a really nice change because usually on Potter I’m with guys all the time and I was with Lucy [Boynton] and Yasmin [Paige] and Emilia [Fox] and Victoria [Wood] everyday. That was really nice. It was lovely.
How did it feel doing a more straightforward film with no special effects?
Yeah, that was actually lovely. That was really nice not to having to worry so much about the technical aspect of it, just focus on the acting.
What was it like playing Pauline as opposed to Hermione?
One of the great things is that in playing Pauline, I got to dress up and be much more girly. She’s an actress, I got to dress up as Alice in Wonderland and there’s a part in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Then she’s in this film that’s a period piece, so I got to wear a corset and an old dress and a wig. I got to have so much fun with all the ’30s make-up. It was really good fun to do something that was out of school uniform and out of jeans and a t-shirt and something completely different. It was lovely.
Who do you relate to more: Pauline or Hermione?
It’s such a hard question because I relate to both of the characters so much. I relate to Pauline in terms [of] her experience, this overnight fame that she experiences is very similar to what I went through when I was younger; her insecurities and how to try to be an actress and worrying what people will think, or if she’s any good. I don’t know. I can really relate to all of that side of her, but then also with Hermione, I relate to wanting to escape and books and school work. I’m also quite a tomboy, so I relate to that. She’s very determined and loyal. I really relate to both of the characters.
Each of the girls in Ballet Shoes has a special talent. What’s yours?
I actually love arts. I love to paint, I love to draw.
What made you wait until recently to take on another role?
I had other parts that came up, but I just didn’t want to do anything for the sake of it. It’s important that I take on other roles, just generally, because otherwise people will just think of me as Hermione for the rest of my life. But I just wanted to wait for the right thing and something that I really wanted to do. I work so hard, and I’m in school, and I’m doing publicity. I’m keeping myself so busy as it is. It had to be something that I really wanted to do. Luckily, Ballet Shoes was short enough that I could fit it in between publicity for Harry Potter, school work, and obviously filming. I was just lucky that it worked out like that.
What kind of parts would you like to play in the future?
There’s nothing in particular that I’m looking for. But Pauline, in order to audition, she does some Shakespeare and she’s in A Midsummer Night’s Dream. For that, I got to read Puck’s speech from a A Midsummer Night’s Dream. I [would] actually really love to do some Shakespeare. I’d love to do some stage work. I’d love to try that. I actually sing as well, so I’d love to do a movie where I got to use that or, I don’t know, anything! I’m very open. There’s nothing in particular that I’m chasing after.
A while back, there was a rumor that you were the new face of Chanel. Do rumors like that get spread about you a lot?
Yeah, I do feel like sometimes the papers just wake up one morning and they don’t have anything to write so they’re just saying, “What shall I write about today?” I don’t know how to compare it with the American tabloids, but it’s pretty dire over here. They just write whatever they really feel like. But generally I keep out of [the tabloids]. I’m working so much, I’m at school so much, I’m on publicity so much, I don’t really have time to get chased around by the British tabloids, so it’s all right.
What’s the weirdest thing that’s been said about you in the press?
There’s been nothing that weird. They just report that I’m gonna be in different films that I’ve never even heard of before or that I’m pretty much attending every single British public school in England, which of course I’ve never even heard of or stepped foot in it. It’s reported every week that I’m dating someone different from the Harry Potter cast, of course. Generally, I think they have you dating a different guy every week. It was like a three week period, which was quite funny — nothing very hurtful or harmful. I’m quite lucky. Just in general not having the facts straight.
What’s up next for you?
I’m applying to university in September. I want to study English literature.
Two points:
1.”i’d love to do some stage work”CONFIRMED: she LOVES Equus LOL
2.”I’m applying to university in September”mmmm i think that she doesn’t want continue acting after HP,she doesn’t seems determinated.
R reply on August 27th, 2008:
She can do both as there are long summers during university stay. So
R reply on August 27th, 2008:
And why contradict her? She’s said she doesn’t want HP to be the only film she’s ever done.
jaaz1930 reply on August 29th, 2008:
sarah,1-she didn’t mean she loves equus or to do something like that,SHE TALKED ABOUT REALLY LOVING TO DO SOME SHAKESPEARE STYLE KINDS OF THINGS(SOMETHING DECENT AND DELIGHTFULL),NOT EQUUS,SO DON’T SAY THAT BECAUSE SHE NEVER SAID SHE LIKES EQUUS ,THE ONLY THING SHE DID AND DO IS ,AT THE SAME TIME SHE LOOK DOWN SEEN DANIEL RADCLIFFE NAKED,AT THE SAME TIME SHE ONLY CONGRATULATE HIM(SHE SAID SHE DID)FOR HIS ACTING PERFORMANCE,BUT NOT THE NUDES.
R yeah that’s true.I’m confused about Napoleon and Betsy,to be honest,is still a rumor or not??
R reply on August 27th, 2008:
Not a rumour as Emma is actually attached to do the film but there have been no concrete details as to when they would start filming and if it really would materialized, Emma Watson.com would eventually announced if filming is already underway.
What's with all the Twilight on the HP sites?! reply on August 27th, 2008:
It starts filming in Fall. So, maybe September, October.
I frankly don’t know when fall starts…:D
It was in Movie Magic if u guys want to know. It was just
something in a passing I came across. But yea it is in there.
saying tht was next for her.
R reply on August 27th, 2008:
Fall starts September.
Teehee I love how she kept saying ‘it was lovely.’
Anonymous reply on August 29th, 2008:
oh yes….. a quite small vocabulary is very lovely……
Maine reply on August 29th, 2008:
oh yes….. a quite small vocabulary is very lovely……
jo reply on August 30th, 2008:
bonnie is so much better with “kind of like” hahaahaha
R i think that Napoleon and Betsy is a film of bad production,i mean,the film was delayed two years and Scarlett Johansson now is too old for the part.The film seems impossible and now Emma has 14 MONTHS of work in HP7.
R reply on August 27th, 2008:
But Emma likes the script and part.
jaaz1930 reply on August 29th, 2008:
R,EMMA doesn’t said she likes the script(i hope no)because there’s no one yet,even she the only thing jo said is that Emma was interest in the character and the part,but nothing else.
Ender reply on August 28th, 2008:
I agree it doesn’t look good. The idea looks interesting, but the people involved don’t have a great background. I’m sorry for Scarlett.
Yeah but if the producers don’t have time or a set??why delay a film two years with one superstar like Scarlett Johansson in the script??is really weird…until see one proof,i don’t believe in that film.
there was a lawsuit between scarlet and pacino. Thus the delay. Scarlet won but now she felt she was too old. Emma’s agents confirmed emma’s particpation. Entertainment weekly also confirmed it. Production was rumored to take place around oct or nov. So there is still a lot of time. Ewo will update as soon as everything is in place. One source that follows productions says it’s close to going into production since emma is on board. The girl has some serious star power. Just look at ballet shoes being shown in theaters.amazing. It was a really good movie too. I don’t think emma will say anything until eveything is ready to go.
“What’s the weirdest thing that’s been said about you in the press?”
Please repeat the worst lie ever told about you so anyone who missed it the first time will hear it now. Can the interviewer be stupid enough to think he’s going to get a straight answer?
napolen and betsy?
psh
wait till bonnie wright starts acting in better and different rles. honestly, emma is so ugly and clueless. Us bonnie fans know that bonnie will be a better actress in hbp and that afterwards she will move on to bigger and better movies than emma who is a one-hit wonder.
who has the guts to prove us wrong? i mean look at emma’s acting. bonnie hasn’t even been major in these films and we all know she will be better.
Rob reply on August 28th, 2008:
I’ll ignore that just because you are not worth it to get a reply. Jealous bitches.
Bea reply on August 28th, 2008:
I am a bonniefan and I’m ASHAMED that you even dare to post that comment.
kena reply on August 30th, 2008:
I’m not ashamed at all. I dare to post that comment because I am a MAJOR bonnie fan.
MY opinion so don’t you dare
Ender reply on August 28th, 2008:
Being a Bonnie fan doesn’t mean you have to attack Emma like that. The trouble is that you only sound sore. I like them both, although I haven’t still seen too much of Bonnie yet.
Anonymous reply on September 10th, 2008:
fuck u u joka what are u doin with your life coz i can bet my life on it u arent acting or doing something productive. if she was such a bad actress then why o why do people love her so much and think that she is great? answer me that!!! haha u make me laugh coz u r just so jealous and if i seen u now i would see that u are green with envy.as for the “she is ugly” comment anutha jealousy issue i think lmao she is far from ugly and u must be 1 of the few ppl to think that u fuckin jealous snidy bitch hahaha yea g emma is big in tha game mate which is more than we can say for u u moron!! to every1 that thinks emma is a good actress holla!!! keep doin wot u do girl and ignore comments from stupid, ignorant and arrogant, narrow-minded people like this twat she just proves that u get some dickheads out there that are just pathetic. any1 heard tha sayin “don’t judge a book by its cover” i think people ought to rememba it and put it into practice!!! yes all that ranting was aimed at u KENA u fuckin wanker whoeva tha fuck u r!! oh yea thats right A NOBODY i give all my support to emma xxx
that’s very true, emma is ugly.
len reply on August 28th, 2008:
why do people call bonnie fans mean? they just can’t handle our opinions.
emma is ugly, and fat, and can’t act.
goooo bonnie.
Rob reply on August 28th, 2008:
I’ll ignore that just because you are not worth it.
Rob reply on August 28th, 2008:
Jealous bitches.
Bea reply on August 28th, 2008:
*sigh* and because of that kind of people, us bonniefans are being called rude and mean, while there are fans out there who have got nothing against emma, evanna or anyone else.
Birdie93 reply on August 28th, 2008:
Yeah, I don’t get that. I’m an Emma fan, but I also think that Bonnie and Evanna are great actresses as well. It happens with Dan and Rupert fans, too. I only slightly bash Dan (even though I think he’s a good actor), and I get my head torn off by Dan fans.
tinytina reply on August 28th, 2008:
http://www.emma-watson-fans.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=10&pos=170
http://www.emma-watson-fans.net/gallery/displayimage.php?album=221&pos=2
Neither of them are fat, but Emma is definitely a little bit thinner than Bonnie. Fact. And for the Bonnie fans calling Emma ugly, sorry, but you need corrective lenses. Emma was an adorable kid, and is now very pretty. Bonnie had a strange face as a kid, and still looks strange. It’s probably her underbite.
Not to mention the fact that Bonnie has no chin:
http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/bonnie-wright-harry-potter-and-the-order-of-the-phoenix-london-movie-premiere-arrivals-06oFaA.jpg
And horrible teeth:
http://www.mtv.com/movies/photos/h/harry_potter_half_blood_prince_cast_071114/bonnie_wright.jpg
And she looks like Alicia Morton, the annoying little child who played “Annie” in the 1999 TV movie:
http://www.emmaempire.net/archives/galleries/medium/40794.jpg
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Aliciamorton1.jpg
boo reply on September 10th, 2008:
OMG oh no u didnt!!! how do u work out that she is fat are u braindead or just blind u fuckin moron i cant stand fuckin pathetic people u make me sick jus bcoz u like bonnie yea dont mean u have to grill emma like that u losers just for the record “bonnie is not a scratch on emma” so there i sed it!! PROBLEM?? i dint think so haha u no not to step 2 me coz ill take u outta tha game fasta tha u can say BONNIE WRIGHT haha i was tha 1 rantin on tha utha comment must b like a chapter or summat ull no coz its tha longest one haha!!! boo yea!!
omg! Emma and ballet shoes is getting rave reviews from US critics. The reviews are starting to trickle in. One said the acting is exceptional! I’m so excited since I loved the movie. Emma has just proved she has acting chops outside of hp. This is just so cool.
“It was lovely”
Ender reply on August 28th, 2008:
Yes, a lovely interview indeed
Kat can you give me the link of the review of “exceptional acting”??thanks
I think she thought it was lovely.
She will be the new Face for Chanels Coco Madmoiselle
It’s sure
rini reply on August 29th, 2008:
sux though, i wish bonnie got it. she is waaaaaaay better looking than emma
bonnie rocks my socks. emma is a slut
tinytina reply on August 29th, 2008:
Emma’s not a slut, your mom is a slut. And what’s so great about bonnie anyway? She was a complete nobody until the fifth movie, and she looks like a cross between a frog and a kid with down’s syndrome who has an underbite and no chin. Tina has spoken.
WOW….nice….i love how she is….she is putting education + acting n stuff her priority….she is lovely!!
LOVE her!!
Sorry, Chanel already has their face, and I’m sorry, I haven’t heard anything in the US about ballet shoes. Rave reviews would actually be heard.
Rob reply on August 29th, 2008:
Stop being jealous and a lame loser.
so she does not have boyfriend..nice…
That’s another rehashed interview, boring.
“It was lovely”, in other words, “I have to say that don’t I”, don’t want to damage my perfect image, he he.
Well better to be a loser than a snob.
Rob reply on August 30th, 2008:
Umm, where are you getting this conclusion from? Do you honestly know Emma to say that? Fucking funny innit?
oh my god i was in a midsummernights dream myself XD but I cant understand why she wants to do more shakespeare stuff-it’s boring!
I read a Ballet Shoes review that said Emma’s acting as unremarkable and uninspiring. Has anyone actually seen it?
You should all be ashamed of yourself’s, they are both good actresses. Both are pretty in their own way.
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