Emma Watson Quotes

I like to think of myself as an actress, I think of going through all of the films as my kind of film academy, the way that I've learnt.

I had been doing something for more than half of my life that I wanted to continue doing - I really loved making the film and I really love acting and it is what I want to do.

I am literally obsessed with Lena Dunham. She's, like, my favorite person in the world. I follow her on Twitter; I read her every day.

I could be 100 years old and in my rocker, but I'll still be very proud that I was part of the 'Harry Potter' films.

I think the actresses who are really successful are comfortable in their own skins and still look human.

Even worse than seeing women's privacy violated on social media is reading the accompanying comments that show such a lack of empathy.

Don't let anyone tell you what you can or cannot do, or cannot achieve. Do. Not. Allow. It.

He is a good kisser. I can definitely vouch for that.

I'm not going to school just for the academics - I wanted to share ideas, to be around people who are passionate about learning.

I've always been fascinated by Elizabeth Taylor, and I had read that her first kiss happened on a film set, which actually made me a little sad. You need to have normal experiences of your own.

I'm very romantic and of course I want to be in love.

For the first two movies, I had a huge crush on Tom Felton. He was my first crush. He totally knows. We talked about it - we still laugh about it. We are really good friends now, and that's cool.

Why has the word become such an uncomfortable one?

I love painting and have a need to do it.

BUT MY RECENT RESEARCH HAS SHOWN ME THAT FEMINISM HAS BECOME AN UNPOPULAR WORD. WOMEN ARE CHOOSING NOT TO IDENTIFY AS FEMINISTS.

Concentrate on comfort - even if that means wearing the same thing over and over, because when I feel comfortable, I feel so much more relaxed and have a much better time.

I can be 100 years old but I will always be proud to say I was in Harry Potter.

For an actor, it is better to play well (or even not so well) in a bad film, than to not play at all.

Make-up is actually something I've always really loved.

I don't really buy designer stuff. I have a few nice things, but I don't really have the occasion to wear couture too often.

With 'Harry Potter,' I've been all over the world. I probably wouldn't have gone to New York so young if it weren't for the films.

It makes me sad to hear girls constantly putting themselves down. We have these unbelievably high expectations of ourselves, when actually we're human beings and our bodies have a function.

I love Karl Lagerfeld. I worship him. I was brought up in Paris, and my mum used to wear a lot of Chanel. I love the brand.

WE NEED MORE OF THOSE AND IF YOU STILL HATE THE WORD, IT IS NOT THE WORD THAT IS IMPORTANT. IT'S THE IDEA AND THE AMBITION BEHIND IT.

I'm very crafty! One time I made a television set out of a cardboard box - Everybody thought it was a lark! This was the beginning of a love affair with the arts.

I have had no control over my life. I have lived in a complete bubble. They found me and picked me for the part. And now I'm desperately trying to find my way through it.

No country in the world can yet say they have achieved gender equality.

My grandma said - when I was really young and I'd sing along to the radio - why do you sing in an American accent? I guess it was because a lot of the music I was listening to had American vocalists.

I dance a lot and I run and do yoga and play field hockey and tennis. I like to be active. I don't always have time for that stuff, but I do always feel better afterward.

I see wings dancing around me Beleive in your dreams.

I can't wait to be able to drive, but it's hard. Good driving doesn't really run in my family genes. My mother is possibly the worst driver ever.

In Cancún, I felt like I had walked into an American teen movie.

We want to try to galvanize as many men and boys as possible to be advocates for change.

It's very hard to describe your own style. And I'm young, so I'm still experimenting. But I think it's quite British and very much about individuality.

Being an actress, I find myself people-watching and I can be quite shy.

If I hadn't done 'Harry Potter,' I would have gone and done years of art. I really do love it, and I'd love to write.

I genuinely haven't really had a rebellious phase. I think it's just because of the way I was brought up. I think it's because I left home when I was ten years old.

I think there's this idea that lipstick is something quite old or something you'd only wear at night.

It sounds so geeky, but I really do like studying and reading, and if I'm not working on 'Harry Potter,' then my greatest relaxation is to sit with a book.

Field hockey is my strongest sport, and if I lose a game, I take a long, hot bath and moan about it.

But sometimes I've felt a little constrained by that idea of who I'm meant to be.

It's quite stressful knowing that every time you walk out the door, someone is going to be giving you a very good look up and down, judging everything you wear.

As I've got older, and since I cut all my hair off, I've felt a bit more liberated about trying different things out.

I've got about eight pairs of shoes, and that's it.

I have to kind of like switch heads. Sometimes I manage it seamlessly, and other times I feel rather all over the place. I feel a bit schizophrenic, like I have a split personality.

Men don't have the benefits of equality either.

I would love to not date someone in the same industry as me. Otherwise it becomes what it means to everyone else.

My cinematic crush has been pretty much the same since I was 12: Kevin Costner.

If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by who we are we can all be freer. And this is what HeforShe is about. It’s about freedom.

I wasn't one of those girls who always dreamed of being an actress. I went to a normal school and then these film auditioners turned up when I was nine. Then I just fell into this whirlwind.