We belabour, I think, under a very heavy crust of consumerism really. Emma Thompson belabourconsumerismcrust Change image and share on social
We've got people looking at our seamy side and our sad side a lot of the time because that's easier. It's much more difficult to make a film about happiness with lots of jokes in it. Emma Thompson difficulteasyfilm Change image and share on social
I have a nervous breakdown in the film and in one scene I get to stand at the top of the stairs waving an empty sherry bottle which is, of course, a typical scene from my daily life, so isn't much of a stretch. Emma Thompson bottlebreakdowndaily share on social
The trouble is it's very difficult to pin-point the most important thing because Aids affects everyone in different levels of society, differently and you have to respond to it differently. Emma Thompson affectaiddifferently Change image and share on social
I understand what it's like to come with your family, and to uproot yourself and come to another culture. You need a lot of support. People say, 'She's got her daughter; she's got her husband.' Yeah, but she hasn't got anyone else. Emma Thompson culturedaughterfamily share on social
Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear. Emma Thompson advicechildear Change image and share on social
There is that thing about not working with animals and children - I don't think that's true. Although you should never work with donkeys. Emma Thompson animalchilddonkey Change image and share on social
I have had lots of friends who've been affected by Aids and a very good friend of mine, Oscar Moore, died of Aids and I was with him in his last year quite a bit. And of course he was a man living in a very rich culture with a wealthy family who was able to afford health care. Emma Thompson affectaffordaid share on social
During an election, it's like they're doing my job: they're going around banging the drum for their party and selling their movie. You know, it's the same thing. Emma Thompson bangdrumelection Change image and share on social
I do think that despite my best efforts to resist it, I am now a grown-up. It's due to lots of very difficult decisions that you make over a long period of time - about motherhood, wifehood, and work, and all the things that one has to make decisions about. Emma Thompson decisiondifficultdue share on social
