She’s not Hermione Granger anymore! When Emma Watson first stepped foot into the acting world she was a kid starring in arguably the biggest film franchise, ever. Now, she’s all grown up and has nothing but fond memories when looking back at her time as a child star in Harry Potter.
“It’s so bizarre and otherworldly, what happened to me, ” the actress told Vogue in the December 2019 issue. “I played a symbol. I know this, because she’s a symbol for me … I’m not [Hermione]. And I’m also not what, weirdly, my name has come to mean.”
Movie premiered in November 2001, Emma was only 11 years old. She grew up surrounded by fellow stars playing Hogwarts students, and once the final film was over, she decided to go to school herself. Between 2011 until 2014, she attended Brown University in Rhode Island where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English Literature.
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Interview, the Little Women actress looked back on her life ahead of turning 30 years old. At the time, she recalled “all these ideas” of what she should have accomplished at that point.
“I was like, ‘Why does everyone make such a big fuss about turning 30? This is not a big deal … ’ Cut to 29, and I’m like, ‘Oh my God, I feel so stressed and anxious, '” Emma said. “And I realize it’s because there is suddenly this bloody influx of subliminal messaging around. If you have not built a home, if you do not have a husband, if you do not have a baby, and you are turning 30, and you’re not in some incredibly secure, stable place in your career, or you’re still figuring things out.”
When it comes to her love life, the Perks of Being a Wallflower star said at the time that she’s still figuring that out. “It took me a long time, but I’m very happy [being single], ” Emma explained, coining the term “self-partnered.” Since October 2019, she’s been romantically linked to Leo Robinton.
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As for her acting career, Emma has nabbed some pretty major roles over the years. She may still be known for her role in the Harry Potter franchise, but she’s also starred in
And more. The British star has also been vocal about her activism over the years. It’s safe to say she’s still killing it!
“I think I felt a bit caged. The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didn’t have very much control over, ” she added. “To stand in front of a film and have every journalist be able to say, ‘How does this align with your viewpoint?’ It was very difficult to have to be the face and the spokesperson for things where I didn’t get to be involved in the process.”The British actor was 10 years old when she began filming her breakout role in “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, ” subsequently co-starring in the following six movies.
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After starring in films like “The Bling Ring, ” “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and “The Circle, ” she said she “wasn’t very happy” while being a movie star. Her last film was 2018’s “Little Women.”
“I wasn’t very happy, if I’m being honest, ” Watson, 33, told Financial Times in an interview. “I think I felt a bit caged. The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didn’t have very much control over. To stand in front of a film and have every journalist be able to say, ‘How does this align with your viewpoint?’ It was very difficult to have to be the face and the spokesperson for things where I didn’t get to be involved in the process.”
Watson said that she was held accountable “in a way that I began to find really frustrating, because I didn’t have a voice, I didn’t have a say.”
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“And I started to realize that I only wanted to stand in front of things where if someone was going to give me flak about it, I could say, in a way that didn’t make me hate myself, ‘Yes, I screwed up, it was my decision, I should have done better, ’” she said.
Watson found a new creative avenue with writing and directing a campaign for Prada. She called it a “very” big moment for her.
“People always told me I should direct and produce, even when I was on ‘Potter, ’” she said. “I was worried it was just technical, not creative, and I couldn’t bring what I think is probably my skill set.”
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It was thanks to her brother, Alex Watson, and friends asking her to do a photo shoot or make a video that made her realize she could try her hand at filmmaking.
“I actually know quite a lot about that. Being a director seemed unattainable. I don’t think I had any confidence in that, ” she said. “I know it seems weird. I mean, I grew up on a film set.”
Watson will continue to direct. She already has a gig set directing a music video for an artist she can’t reveal but people have “definitely heard of him.”
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As for what she currently enjoys is working with her brother on his newly launched gin, Renais, which is pronounced “Renée” and means “rebirth.”
“What I really love is the culture here of the harvest. I like coming together with everyone. I like the rituals around it and the history and the connection with the people here, ” she said of the small French town Chablis where her family has long visited. “For me it’s about family and community and it makes me feel grounded that there’s somewhere I can come back to, year after year after year.”
She does, however, plan to act again. Per the magazine, if all goes to plan, she will begin shooting in early 2024.
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“Yes, absolutely. But I’m happy to sit and wait for the next right thing. I love what I do, ” Watson said. “It’s finding a way to do it where I don’t have to fracture myself into different faces and people. And I just don’t want to switch into robot mode any more. Does that make sense?”
“I felt really sad and really pissed off about a lot of things. I learned more about love and being a woman, ” she wrote in part, also detailing how therapy helped her and all the things she did during her time away from the spotlight. “It took me three years, but I have finally figured out a daily practice and can actually keep it for more than a few days in a row.”
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