“(On period costume posture coaching:) "We all stand about like parboiled spaghetti being straightened out.” — 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
“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
“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
“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
“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
If you can't fail then how can you possible develop as a communicator or as a creator of anything? We are locked… — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
Difficult for actors to extemporise in nineteenth-century English. Except for Robert Hardy and Elizabeth Spriggs, who speak that way anyway. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
~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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Just write. It doesn't matter what you write. Just sit at your desk and write. — Emma Thompson Copy Share Image
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 Image
Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals. — 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 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/quotes/img-quotes/a63/emma-thompson-3232_actors_press-conference-on-the-movie-carrington_985993.jpg)
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/64a/emma-thompson-3232_actors_edward-finds-elinor-crying-for-her-dead_1643058.jpg)
![“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/quotes/img-quotes/154/emma-thompson-3232_actors_paparazzi-arrived-for-hugh-grant-we-had_1817577.jpg)
![“The best way [to survive] the red carpet is by wearing Ugg boots. But unfortunately, I have not yet managed to persuade the people who style me at these times to let me do that.” quote by Emma Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/e5a/emma-thompson-3232_best-way_the-best-way-to-survive-the-red-carpet-i_204270.jpg)
