All Emma Thompson Quotes
- But certainly in Uganda, Mozambique and South Africa, people don't really talk about sex and certainly religious leaders - some of them - up to… Accept
- When you buy Fairtrade products you can guarantee that the farmers who have worked hard to grow them get a minimum price. Fairtrade is a… Buy
- I think it's [the AIDS fight] the most important and most pressing one - I think it's a global emergency and I think in a… Address
- Constantly worrying about your reflection and criticizing your body, shape and size is an act of violence against yourself. Act
- Laughter is a celebration of our failings. That's what clowns are for. And that's what I am. Celebration
- You can't be a great mum and work the whole time necessarily; those two things aren't ideal. We have an awful lot to work on… Awful
- We've got people looking at our seamy side and our sad side a lot of the time because that's easier. It's much more difficult to… Difficult
- I firmly believe there are books whose greatness actually enable you to live. Believe
- I'm an atheist. I suppose you can call me a sort of libertarian anarchist. I regard religion with fear and suspicion. It's not enough to say that… Actually Regard
- It’s about time a 55-year-old British woman is the heroine of an action movie. I may have to write it. Action
- Why do we wear them? They're so painful. Heels
- I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them. I firmly believe there… Actually Enables
- Lindsay Doran goes round the table and introduces everyone - making it clear that I am present in the capacity of writer rather than actress,… Actress
- I think our hearts are very chemical and we change the way we see people according to how we feel about them. That's what love… According
- I was in Los Angeles making 'Dead Again' and the producer, Lindsay Doran , asked me if I'd be interested in adapting this book, ..… Adaptability
- Indeed - judicious, consistent parenting is a dream of mine. No judgements, learning space and listening carefully are my goals. Carefully
- When husbands and fathers leave, their wives and daughters tend to value themselves less as a result. Daughter
- Sometimes I get to put on posh frocks and be Madam Glamour, the vendor of my wares. My lovely friend Kath, a stylist, puts me… Based
- Children are the most wonderful audiences. What's struck me most is that that they watch it so silently, until the end when they shriek and… Audience
- I was brought up by very witty people who were dealing with quite difficult things: disease and death... I was brought up by people who… Brought
- Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear. Advice
- Film is so much to do with perfection and how differently you can feel about someone at the beginning of the film and the end… Beginning
- I don't have technique because I never learnt any. Any
- I have to write for everyone. What really fascinates me is how you make films or make stories that can genuinely be shared by different… Different Groups
- My worst quality is impatience. Impatience