Emma Watson Noah

“Darren does these very dark, very intense, very gritty, very real films, ” the “Harry Potter” actress explained. “And then Noah is kind of — you see this guy with the long beard and there’s the animals. … You can’t really picture it.”

“I think it’s a really original take on a genre, on a story, on an idea, ” noted Watson, who portrays Noah’s adopted daughter Ila.

Nearing the end of a recent day of interviews promoting “Noah, ” Watson, in a Stella McCartney dress covered with red hearts, discussed the movie, as well as her spirituality and the trick to surviving child stardom.

Jennifer Connelly And Emma Watson's Ages In Noah

Q: You followed the “Potter” films with a string of indies. What was it like to have “Noah” put you back in big-budget territory?

A: I think there’s value in these bigger-scale projects because, obviously, they have this incredible scope. … But then it’s so lovely to work on a more intimate scale and do those kinds of films as well.

A: I already had the sense that I was someone who was more spiritual than specifically religious. … I’m really interested in those things that are more far-reaching than culture, nationality, race, religion.

Emma Watson's Hair At Noah Premiere

A: If we had gone with exactly the original story, Noah doesn’t say anything until he steps off the ark. You would have been watching a silent film. None of the women are really spoken about in the biblical story. There wouldn’t have been any women in it. He had to adapt it for the screen.

A: I will be having a hell of a party. It will just be a relief, I think, because I’ve been really juggling so much, and it will just be really nice to be able to focus on just one thing, but I think I’ll miss it, too.

Q: You’ve made the transition from child star to adult actress look easy, and we know it can be challenging. How’d you do it?

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A: You know, it can be a very corrupt environment and situation for a young person, and I’m just so thankful that I have people around me who have really held my hand.

A: Everyone from my publicist through the person who does my hair and makeup, from my brothers through to my friends to my professors who helped support me through my education. I mean there’s a huge group of people that just helped me so much. Yeah. I’m a very, very, very lucky girl.

A: You know, it can be a very corrupt environment and situation for a young person, and I’m just so thankful that I have people around me who have really held my hand.

A: Everyone from my publicist through the person who does my hair and makeup, from my brothers through to my friends to my professors who helped support me through my education. I mean there’s a huge group of people that just helped me so much. Yeah. I’m a very, very, very lucky girl.