EMMA WATSON (Hermione Granger) Q&A
QUESTION: Were you happy to be back on the Harry Potter film set for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince?
EMMA WATSON: I was quite keen to get back into the swing of it. Everyone was pleased to see me because it meant that things had really picked up.
QUESTION: How tough was it to have your character start a romance onscreen with Ron, especially since he’s played by an old friend?
EMMA WATSON: I don't know that it's tough. Rupert's a really laid back guy but I'm really looking forward to it because I quite like the romantic comedy side of it. Rupert and I end up providing light relief, as the films get darker. It's funny seeing Rupert struggling in the romantic stakes. Hermione and Rupert are so different yet they have this chemistry, so it's interesting. It'll be awkward doing those love scenes; there's no other way to put it, but its all part of the job.
QUESTION: How great did it feel to win a Best Actress award at the ITV Movie Awards?
EMMA WATSON: It was so lovely. I genuinely didn't expect to win it. It wasn't just about Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. It was about all the films and I was delighted that the public had voted for that award. It's one of my proudest moments.
QUESTION: Does working on a Harry Potter film feel different now that all three of you have done different projects?
EMMA WATSON: Yes, and it was really nice to be able to come back and talk to Dan and Rupert about the projects they had been working on; and how different it was to work on stage and TV. It's given us all more confidence as actors because we were chosen so young for the Potter films. It was so important to me to do Ballet Shoes. I learnt so much from that experience.
QUESTION: Think back to that day in the Berkeley Hotel in London when you were all playing Monopoly and you were about to be introduced to the world's press. Did you have any inkling of the huge changes in your life that were about to happen?
EMMA WATSON: I think I was too young to realise that, though obviously I was terrified. I wasn't thinking about J.K. Rowling writing seven books. I wasn't doing the maths and I wasn't thinking about the popularity of the series. Nobody had a clue that the film would become the most successful film franchise of all time.
QUESTION: So what have been the big ‘wow!’ moments over the years?
EMMA WATSON: The first was when we were told we had got the parts and we stayed in a fancy hotel for the press conference. I remember sitting on a massive bed jumping around watching myself on the TV evening news. It was mad. We also did a premiere at the Radio City Music Hall in New York and I remember looking up at all the people and saying wow!
QUESTION: What about the perks and getting stuff from people from companies like Chanel?
EMMA WATSON: It's amazing getting sent their dresses because I've always loved their clothing. They are the best. If anyone was going to dress me for a premiere, it was going to be Chanel. I physically don't have time to go out any buy clothes for events so they lend me clothes and it works really well. I also consider it a perk that I get to travel and get to work with the people I've worked with. What other job would have given me all these opportunities?
QUESTION: Do you keep a diary?
EMMA WATSON: I do have early diaries filled with funny little things I said or thought. I also have memory boxes filled with things from the early films, including bits of the chess set. I have funny bits and pieces that they let us keep.
QUESTION: Might all of that be helpful for an autobiography one day?
EMMA WATSON: No, I couldn't see myself doing that. It's too strange and weird looking back on that little girl. I'm very self-critical so I find it hard to watch the early films again. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was a film I was proud of, but I had to watch it three or four times before I could calm myself down and stay focused on my performance.
QUESTION: Word is that you have been banned from playing table tennis by two guys because you're too good?
EMMA WATSON: Hahaha. I really hope they will let me play again because I really like it. I was quite a tomboy as a kid and played a lot of sport.
QUESTION: What's in your dressing room here at the studio?
EMMA WATSON: Rupert has darts, pool, table tennis and all these games consoles. Dan's room is full of books and music. I was so bored one summer that I painted a big mural in my dressing room. Otherwise, it's all very girly with candles and soft furnishings.
Saturday, 6 June 2009
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