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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 is, in a way.
Emma Thompson
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Emma Thompson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: April 15
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The trick is to age honestly and gracefully and make it look great, so that everyone looks forward to it.
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I've never been on the cover of Empire. I'm very bitter. I've got an award but now I feel sad and cross.
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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 groups.
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Well, I met Sandy Bullock at an awards thing a couple years ago, and she said to me, “If I were gay, you’d be the one.” I said, “I’m there!”
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I have a lot of people to thank but they're none of them here so I'm not going to bother.
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Marianne Dashwood looks at gray skies and sees blue. That's all very well, and it's not something you ever want entirely to lose. But you must lose a little of it otherwise you're going to get wet.
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If there's a role you're playing and there's a great deal of material to explore because the person was real then it's a completely different preparation time and message to playing someone fictional.
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You can't imagine what satisfaction can be gotten from throwing a pie into someone's face.
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It’s about time a 55-year-old British woman is the heroine of an action movie. I may have to write it.
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~I'm strict about manners. I think that kids have a horrible time with other people if they have bad manners.... The one thing you've got to be prepared to do as a parent is not to be liked from time to time.~
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Just write. It doesn't matter what you write. Just sit at your desk and write.
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[Fighting Climate Change] is important for every single person on the planet, which is why it has to be the greatest grassroots movement of all time. This is the battle of our lives. We're fighting for our children.
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