Emma Thompson Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“Tell him I mind having to look pretty, that's what I mind, because it is so much more of an effort.”

“What was important was trying to create something that families could watch together and enjoy together.”

“I don't have technique because I never learnt any.”

“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?”

“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.”

“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.”

“Children are the most wonderful audiences. What's struck me most is that that they watch it so silently, until the end when they shriek and shout and clap.”

“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.”

“The fact is that young people are going to have sex whether you like it or not.”

“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.”