57 Quotes by Emily Watson

I think so, Silence of the Lambs was a great, suspenseful thriller and I would expect Red Dragon to be similar. And I think it’s very character driven.

It’s a whole different kind of anxiety. But the great thing about doing a theatre job is that once the ball starts rolling you just have to go with it, it’s inexorable.

I don’t know what makes a marriage work. My husband and I don’t have it right at all; it’s very tough on him. From the outside it looks like it’s all about me – I have a glorious career and he doesn’t.

When the time came to make a decision about what do in life, I found myself thinking that acting was the thing I loved to do, so I applied to drama school. And then, I didn’t get in – twice.

I was a normal, rather dutiful child. I didn’t even rebel as a teenager.

It’s an incredible privilege for an actor to look into the camera. It’s like looking right into the heart of the film, and you can’t take that lightly.

In my early career I was like a goldfish. Rejection didn’t affect me; I’d just forget how bad it was and keep going back for more.

I’ve always been creative, I think.

Friends always say you don’t realise how robust your baby is until you drop it.