“(On period costume posture coaching:) "We all stand about like parboiled spaghetti being straightened out.” — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“Hugh Laurie (playing Mr. Palmer) felt the line 'Don't palm all your abuses [of language upon me]' was possibly too rude. 'It's… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“Jane reminds us that God is in his heaven, the monarch on his throne and the pelvis firmly beneath the ribcage. Apparently… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“I ask Laurie if it's possible to get trained fish. Lindsay says this is how we know I've never produced a movie.” — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“ Sense and Sensibility signs litter Devon -- arrows with S & S on. Whenever Ang [Lee] sees a B & B… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“Paparazzi arrived for Hugh [Grant]. We had to stand under a tree and smile for them. Photographer: 'Hugh, could you look less… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“We've hired the calmest babies in the world to play the hysterical Thomas. One did finally start to cry but stopped every… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“Edward finds Elinor crying for her dead father, offers her his handkerchief and their love story commences. Ang [Lee] very anxious that… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“Shooting Willoughby carrying Marianne up the path. They did it four times. 'Faster,' said Ang [Lee]. They do it twice more. 'Don't… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“Shooting Willoughby carrying Marianne up the path. ... Male strength -- the desire to be cradled again? ... I'd love someone to… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“Press conference [on the movie Carrington ] yielded the usual crop of daftness. I've been asked if I related personally to Carrington's… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“I seem finally to have stopped worrying about Elinor, and age. She seems now to be perfectly normal -- about twenty-five, a… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“[Over breakfast] We discussed the 'novelisation' question. This is where the studio pay someone to novelise my script and sell it as… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“Our first point of discussion is the hunt. (...) My idea is to start the film with an image of the vixen… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“(Golden Globe acceptance speech in the style of Jane Austen's letters ): "Four A.M. Having just returned from an evening at the… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
“The fire alarm went off. Fire engines came racing; we all rushed out on the gravel drive, everyone thinking it was us.… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
I do think that despite my best efforts to resist it, I am now a grown-up. It's due to lots of very difficult decisions… — Emma Thompson Copy Share
Film is so much to do with perfection and how differently you can feel about someone at the beginning of the film and the… — Emma Thompson Copy Share
Well, I met Sandy Bullock at an awards thing a couple years ago, and she said to me, “If I were gay, you’d be… — Emma Thompson Copy Share
But certainly in Uganda, Mozambique and South Africa, people don't really talk about sex and certainly religious leaders - some of them - up… — Emma Thompson Copy Share
~I'm strict about manners. I think that kids have a horrible time with other people if they have bad manners… The one thing you've… — Emma Thompson Copy Share
It's such a cold night and it's the only time I've actively been grateful for menopause. I've been entirely comfortable. — Emma Thompson Copy Share
When you buy Fairtrade products you can guarantee that the farmers who have worked hard to grow them get a minimum price. Fairtrade is… — Emma Thompson Copy Share
Just write. It doesn't matter what you write. Just sit at your desk and write. — Emma Thompson Copy Share
The best way [to survive] the red carpet is by wearing Ugg boots. But unfortunately, I have not yet managed to persuade the people… — Emma Thompson Copy Share
Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals. — Emma Thompson Copy Share
“My godfather sad that story was abut taking the chaotic jigsaw of life, making it into a picture and putting a frame around it… — Emma Thompson Copy Share
I've realized that in all the great stories, even if there's a happily-ever-after ending, there's something sad. — Emma Thompson Copy Share
![“Hugh Laurie (playing Mr. Palmer) felt the line 'Don't palm all your abuses [of language upon me]' was possibly too rude. 'It's in the book,' I said. He didn't hit me.” quote by Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/93d/emma-thompson-3232_adaptation_hugh-laurie-playing-mr-palmer-felt-the-l_2393746.png)
![“Sense and Sensibility signs litter Devon -- arrows with S & S on. Whenever Ang [Lee] sees a B & B sign he thinks it's for another movie.” quote by Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bf6/emma-thompson-3232_bed-and-breakfast_sense-and-sensibility-signs-litter-devon_1427713.png)
![“Paparazzi arrived for Hugh [Grant]. We had to stand under a tree and smile for them. Photographer: 'Hugh, could you look less -- um --' Hugh: 'Pained?” quote by Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/154/emma-thompson-3232_actors_paparazzi-arrived-for-hugh-grant-we-had_1817577.png)
![“We've hired the calmest babies in the world to play the hysterical Thomas. One did finally start to cry but stopped every time Chris [Newman (assistant director)] yelled 'Action'. ... Babies smiled all afternoon. Buddhist babies. They didn't cry once. We, however, were all in tears by 5 p.m.” quote by Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/266/emma-thompson-3232_babies_we-ve-hired-the-calmest-babies-in-the-wo_2774611.png)
![“Edward finds Elinor crying for her dead father, offers her his handkerchief and their love story commences. Ang [Lee] very anxious that we think about what we want to do . I'm very anxious not to do anything and certainly not to think about it.” quote by Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/64a/emma-thompson-3232_actors_edward-finds-elinor-crying-for-her-dead_1643058.jpg)
![“Shooting Willoughby carrying Marianne up the path. They did it four times. 'Faster,' said Ang [Lee]. They do it twice more. 'Don't pant so much,' said Ang. Greg [Wise (playing Willoughby)], to his great credit, didn't scream.” quote by Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c68/emma-thompson-3232_filming_shooting-willoughby-carrying-marianne-up_2397104.png)
![“Press conference [on the movie Carrington ] yielded the usual crop of daftness. I've been asked if I related personally to Carrington's tortured relationship with sex and replied that no, not really, I'd had a very pleasant time since I was fifteen. This elicited very disapproving copy from the…” quote by Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/a63/emma-thompson-3232_actors_press-conference-on-the-movie-carrington_985993.jpg)
![“[Over breakfast] We discussed the 'novelisation' question. This is where the studio pay someone to novelise my script and sell it as Sense and Sensibility . I've said if this happens I will hang myself. Revolting notion. Beyond revolting. Lindsay [Doran] said that the executive she had discussed…” quote by Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/551/emma-thompson-3232_cheapness_over-breakfast-we-discussed-the-novelisa_3042528.jpg)
