I don’t really buy designer stuff. I have a few nice things, but I don’t really have the occasion to wear couture too often.
I’ve got about eight pairs of shoes, and that’s it.
I’m not going to school just for the academics – I wanted to share ideas, to be around people who are passionate about learning.
As an actress I take roles I find interesting.
I threw my 20th birthday party at Brown, and I didn’t even have to say to anyone not to put pictures on Facebook. Not a single picture went up. That was when I knew I’d found a solid group of friends, and I felt like I belonged.
I’ve always been like that; I give 100 percent. I can’t do it any other way.
It’s very hard to describe your own style. And I’m young, so I’m still experimenting. But I think it’s quite British and very much about individuality.
The entertainment industry is pretty nuts, and having had that experience outside of it and going to university has really made a big difference. It’s important to me to feel like I have my own life.
I was very keen. I was super-eager to please and be good. And I was always kind of bossy.
I love Karl Lagerfeld. I worship him. I was brought up in Paris, and my mum used to wear a lot of Chanel. I love the brand.
I had a job when I was 10. I started living on my own when I was 17 or 18. I’ve earned my own money; I’ve traveled the world. What would I rebel against?
And I always keep cards people send me. I have a whole wall covered with them.
I always have several books on the go at any one moment, so it’s no good you asking ‘What’s on the bedside table at the moment, Emma?’ because often I can’t even see the table!
I want to be a Renaissance woman. I want to paint, and I want to write, and I want to act, and I want to just do everything.
Yes, I will put it out there – I will work for anyone for free if they’re prepared to make their clothing Fair Trade and organic. It’s really hard to get people interested in it.
Hermione is so close to who I am as a person that I’ve never really had to research a role. I’m literally rediscovering what it means to be an actress.
I’m a very heady person; I’m in my head a lot.
I’m a perfectionist, so my bossiness definitely comes out.
I’m a real Londoner. We have very grey weather in London, and I think it encourages a very eclectic and crazy fashion sense. I mix high-street stuff with more high-end fashion, and I love vintage.
I love painting and have a need to do it.
It sounds like a cliche but I also learnt that you’re not going to fall for the right person until you really love yourself and feel good about how you are.
I really want to write a novel. I also want to learn to play the mandolin.
I just feel like if I start opening the door to talking about my university experience, then people just kind of… own everything. There was a lot of stuff a couple of years ago saying that I was bullied at Brown and awful things like that, none of which were true.
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