(Cover) - EN Movies - Emma Watson admits she was “quite cynical” about her latest movie role.
The 22-year-old actress stars in The Bling Ring – which tells the true story of a group of teenage girls who tracked the movements of Hollywood stars in order to rob their homes. Emma wasn’t sure how she could identify with her character, who profited from targeting celebrities.
“I was quite cynical about the girl I’m playing. I think there’s a lot of brainwashing that makes these women believe that if they have a part of that [glitzy] lifestyle, they will be happy,” she told the latest UK edition of Marie Claire. “And then there’s the emptiness – when my character does have material possessions, she realises they’re not really the key to happiness. But our culture’s become so focused on those things – on aesthetics and things that are instant. I don’t think they have much to do with genuine contentment.”
Although Emma has enjoyed huge success with her career since shooting to fame in the Harry Potter franchise, the star insists there is more to life than fame and fortune.
She will always value her loved ones and work achievements over anything else.
“I have to be careful, because it’s easy enough for me to sit here and say, ‘Oh, all those things don’t equal happiness,’ [and for people to think] ‘That’s fine for you to say, because you have them,’” she replied when asked what makes her happy. “But for me, it’s about finding satisfaction in the work you do; it’s to do with having healthy relationships with the people I care about.”
Emma also spoke about another new movie project, Noah. Shooting on the fantasy drama starring Russell Crowe was delayed due to the devastating damage caused by Hurricane Sandy.
The star admits the super storm has made her realise how fragile life is.
“At the time I was thinking, ‘This has a weird, dark irony,’” she mused as she recalled the delay to filming Noah. “I don’t think anyone was expecting it to be as impactful as it was. I was really lucky, I was in an area that wasn’t badly affected. But it’s amazing. We think we have so much control over our lives, and then something like that happens and people realise that there are things that are bigger than us, that are greater than us, that we don’t have control over. It was quite scary.”
