I dont think people understand that being poor means you have to work from dawn until dusk just to survive through the day. I think theres some notion that poor people lie about all day not doing anything. – Emma Thompson
A lot of very beautiful women can be a pain because all theyre thinking about is how they look. – Emma Thompson
But when I lose my temper, I find it difficult to forgive myself. I feel Ive failed. I can be calm in a crisis, in the face of death or things that hurt badly. I dont get hysterical, which may be masochistic of me. – Emma Thompson
Weve got people looking at our seamy side and our sad side a lot of the time because thats easier. Its much more difficult to make a film about happiness with lots of jokes in it. – Emma Thompson