“I really got boxed up as nice white middle class girl”: Emma Watson Was Afraid for Her Acting Career after Playing Hermione in Harry Potter for a Decade
Emma Watson is quite famous for her role as Hermione in the decade-lasting J.K Rowling’s Harry Potter movie. The whole fantasy movie has been quite famous for decades and the franchise has managed to make a good fan base.
While having a media interaction with Mirror, the Litte Women star shared that once back in her 20s she feel that her portrayal as Hermione in the movie will be affecting her overall career in Hollywood.
Emma Watson’s Passion for Education Almost Led Her to Quit Acting
Emma Watson revealed that she once wanted to leave acting back during her initial days due to her confusion on choose her ambition.
The star shared that she wasn’t sure if acting will for her and even though she making a good climb in her acting career, the Little Women star attended university only because of her passion for education.
“I’ve been saying that I wanted to go to university since I was eleven, so if they didn’t let me, I’d be pretty upset,” she once told Teen Vogue.
As the star had a lot of passion for education, she also once thought to quit acting for Harry Potter movies and just give her focus on education. However, she decided to go for acting, and today we all know what she has accomplished.
Emma Watson’s Fear: The Star Once Believed Playing Hermione Could Ruin Her Career
Emma Watson shares one of her fears which is related to her portraying as Hermione in Harry Potter movies it will end up ruining her career.
For the people who aren’t aware! Unlike other Hollywood stars, the lead star of The Circle movie has been in the Hollywood industry for a long time, like she started her career when she was just 11 years old and today as the star 33-years-old, she had spent more than two decades in the industry acting for several movies.
“I’ve worked with animals, special effects, I’ve done some serious stunts and I’ve worked with some of the best actors and actresses in the world,” she once told Mirror. “I couldn’t have had better training. I feel I’ve graduated from the most difficult, hard-core film school of all time and I can’t believe how lucky I’ve been. Now I’m ambitious to use what I’ve learned to do good work.”
The Regression star revealed that during her acting career, back in her 20s, the star was afraid about her future because of her role as Hermione. However, The Bling Ring star continued to shoot for the movie.
How Emma Watson’s Harry Potter Experience Shaped Her Career
After forward to 2023, you might have already read the other movies we have mentioned in the above article where the Harry Potter star has appeared.
Today, the star’s acting within the fantasy franchise has helped her to get exposure to more movies in the industry where she could have a chance to brand out her skills to other movies too.
Talking about the movies, in today’s date besides Harry Potter, Watson has appeared as the lead star in various other movies including Beauty and the Beast, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Noah, Colonia, This is the End, and Battet Shoes.
“I really get boxed up as ‘nice white middle-class girl’. But I’ve been amazed about how open-minded directors have been about what I might be able to do,” she shared
Previously, she shared about the experience she had with an amazing crew including some open-minded directors who were always supportive and were able to see her capability to make a great fit for their movies.
“I get to play a crazy LA valley girl, a biblical girl, an American high school girl, an 18th century period girl … getting to do lots of different things,” she said. “But it’s always worrying: is all that’s going to come out Hermione?”
The star also shared that even though she got a chance to work for other movies, still back of her mind, feels that Hermione will make an effect on her other movies.
Source: Cheatsheet
