Emma Watson, the most beloved actress in Hollywood, made her big-screen debut in ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ when she was 11. Her success and fame rose in an instant, and even after 14 years she still seems to struggle with that jarring transition. It is very much prevalent in Hollywood that most child actors would resort to drugs or alcohol addiction to counteract the overpowering world.
Only a few actors have kept their sanity whilst still struggling to lead a normal life, free from the gaze of the world. One among the few is the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ actress. The actress recently told in an interview that she feels like an “imposter” in Hollywood. Know more about why the ‘Harry Potter’ star, feels that way.
Why Does Emma Watson Feel Like An “Imposter”?
Vogue interviewed Watson, and asked her whether acting came naturally to her. Emma replied that she quite frankly, doesn’t remember it. “It’s something I’ve really wrestled with. I’ve gone back and I’ve quizzed my parents. When I was younger, I just did it. I just acted. It was just there. . . . It was just something I did.”
Now that Watson is 25, she is still not quite sure how to react whenever someone offers her acting praise. “[N]ow when I receive recognition for my acting, I feel incredibly uncomfortable. I tend to turn in on myself,” she admits. “I feel like an imposter.”
What Did Watson Say About Her Speech On Feminism?
Watson also spoke in the interview about her iconic speech on feminism. She delivered the speech at the U.N Headquarters in New York, in September 2014. The actress revealed that she felt terrified to do the speech. “I was in my hotel room, thinking, I can’t do this. I was just terrified.”
Fortunately, she was able to get in touch with a friend via Skype, who gave her the best advise. “Go through it again and ask yourself, if you were hit by a bus tomorrow, would you be comfortable with every single line?”
She also said that her speech and her role as U.N. Women goodwill ambassador has given her a sense of purpose in her career. “Everything clicked into place, in a way that it hadn’t before. I understood what I’m here to do and knew where to channel all this energy that has been coming at me. I now feel this sense of peace,” she said. “People say that I’m different since I did it.”
