All Emma Thompson Quotes
- Sometimes you'll have some things, and sometimes you'll have other things. And you do not need it all at once; it's not good for you. All
- Tell him I mind having to look pretty, that's what I mind, because it is so much more of an effort. Effort
- There is that thing about not working with animals and children - I don't think that's true. Although you should never work with donkeys. Animal
- And it's absolutely true that male sexual behaviour and female responses to male demands change a lot when they start communicating - and the levels… Absolutely
- I've a problem with the word charity because I think that NGOs, as I prefer calling them, really do take the work of moral and… Calling
- We need men and women to sit down and talk to each other about sex honestly and openly. That would help us fight Aids so… Aids
- During an election, it's like they're doing my job: they're going around banging the drum for their party and selling their movie. You know, it's… Around Banging
- Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening. Always Seems
- A lot of very beautiful women can be a pain because all they're thinking about is how they look. All
- Its unfortunate and I really wish I wouldn't have to say this, but I really like human beings who have suffered. They're kinder. Beings
- But when I lose my temper, I find it difficult to forgive myself. I feel I've failed. I can be calm in a crisis, in… Badly
- I don't think people understand that being poor means you have to work from dawn until dusk just to survive through the day. I think… All
- If you've got to my age, you've probably had your heart broken many times. So it's not that difficult to unpack a bit of grief… Age
- Maybe I don't take myself so seriously any more. And I don't care how I'm judged. I'm past all that. All
- 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 that… All
- My appearance has changed a lot over the years, but it has far more to do with how I feel about being a woman. Appearance
- British aren't really known for their physical loveliness but firemen, generally speaking, are gorgeous. British
- You can't imagine what satisfaction can be gotten from throwing a pie into someone's face. Face
- A lot of people in my world - in the acting world - have either lost friends to Aids or live with HIV because its… Acting
- I don't mean being famous is a perk, because one knows that it's not necessarily a perk, but there are certain perks to being well-known… Certain
- I hate the way market forces try to separate us out in to the appropriate demographic - basically in order to sell us things. We… Appropriate
- I have a nervous breakdown in the film and in one scene I get to stand at the top of the stairs waving an empty… Bottle
- I have had lots of friends who've been affected by Aids and a very good friend of mine, Oscar Moore, died of Aids and I… Able
- I think the point about ActionAid is what it's asking people to do is engage with poor people in developing countries and understand what their… Actionaid
- If you don't want women to do whatever they need to do then you must provide them with food, you must provide them with shelter… Basic