Emma Watson covers ELLE, admits shes jealous of other actresses
Emma Watson covers the new issue of ELLE, all part of her promotional work for Noah. Personally, I think Noah looks awful, like the biblical version of Waterworld (which for you youngsters, was a notorious bomb which kneecapped Kevin Costner’s career for a good decade). But, that being said, I’m glad that Emma is out there promoting the film and I have to say that I think this photoshoot is lovely. I wouldn’t have chosen these clothes for her, but her styling is pretty and her hair looks fantastic. Here are some highlights from the ELLE interview:
Emma Watson on coming of age in the public eye: “There are all these actresses who have emerged in the last year or two, and they get to emerge as this complete human being. And I’m so jealous!”
Emma Watson on the importance of having a life outside of her acting career: “I remember reading this thing that Elizabeth Taylor wrote. She had her first kiss in character. On a movie set. It really struck me. I don’t know how or why, but I had this sense that if I wasn’t really careful, that could be me. That my first kiss could be in somebody else’s clothes. And my experiences could all belong to someone else.”
On Noah, Darren Aronofsky’s $125 million dollar blockbuster, and what it was like playing Noah’s adopted daughter, Ila: “It’s Shakespearean, what happens to this family when they’re put in this confined space for 40 days and 40 nights. It’s the end of the world – how these different human beings are dealing with the impact of that. Are humans good? Are we bad? All of these themes are epic.”
Darren Aronofsky on Emma’s steely nerve while filming Noah: “We started off with one of Emma’s hardest scenes. We shot in Iceland on a beach with an extremely difficult weather situation. The force of the wind – we could barely hear the actors. The sun kept coming in and out. We had to wait for the right light, then, Go, go, go! Then, Wait, wait, wait! She was able to block out all those ridiculous external forces and just focus on the emotion at hand.”
It’s good to see Aronofsky and Watson playing nice after she publicly complained about the water bottle issue in another interview. As for the quote about “emerge as this complete human being” – I’m not sure if I understand her. Is she saying that because she was a child star, she’s struggled to define herself as an adult actress who has successfully transitioned? That she’s jealous of actresses who get to define themselves as adults from the get-go? Or is she saying that she wishes she had more outside interests and she’s jealous of women who aren’t defined solely by a franchise? It can be read in different ways.
Photos courtesy of Carter Smith/ELLE.
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