Maybe I don't take myself so seriously any more. And I don't care how I'm judged. I'm past all that. Emma Thompson carejudgepast Change image and share on social
If you don't want women to do whatever they need to do then you must provide them with food, you must provide them with shelter and their basic human rights. Emma Thompson basicfoodhuman Change image and share on social
It is remarkable how many misconceptions there are here about life in the developing world and I think that that knowledge gap has done a lot to contribute to the imbalance quite frankly. Emma Thompson contributedevelopfrankly Change image and share on social
British aren't really known for their physical loveliness but firemen, generally speaking, are gorgeous. Emma Thompson britishfiremangenerally Change image and share on social
If you've got to my age, you've probably had your heart broken many times. So it's not that difficult to unpack a bit of grief from some little corner of your heart and cry over it. Emma Thompson agebitebreak Change image and share on social
And it's absolutely true that male sexual behaviour and female responses to male demands change a lot when they start communicating - and the levels of the communication that I've seen on the ground in very, very poor areas are so high and I think why don't we have that here? Emma Thompson absolutelyareabehaviour share on social
I think the point about ActionAid is what it's asking people to do is engage with poor people in developing countries and understand what their lives are like and understand how the way we live our lives impacts on theirs. Emma Thompson actionaidcountrydevelop share on social
I think that my work is my attempt, I suppose, is to try and become a piece of connective tissue. I'm trying to communicate with people here and in America - in rich countries - about what I see on the ground in badly affected areas. Emma Thompson affectamericaarea share on social
You can't be a great mum and work the whole time necessarily; those two things aren't ideal. We have an awful lot to work on and to debate about in relation to our working lives, because it isn't working for a lot of people, particularly for a lot of women. Emma Thompson awfuldebategreat share on social
My appearance has changed a lot over the years, but it has far more to do with how I feel about being a woman. Emma Thompson appearancechangefeel Change image and share on social