Emily Watson Net Worth

Emily Watson's Quotes

• "The first Oscarcast, I was definitely functioning in a surreal mode. It was like I was watching myself watch the ceremony. Yet I had a good time. Hey, wearing a beautiful dress and being surrounded by beautiful people is not a terrible way to spend an evening. And I had a great time at all the parties. The second Oscarcast, I just went and planned on enjoying myself. People think of me as such a serious actress, but I find myself behaving like a gadabout." - On her sudden success and America's award shows.
• "I wasn't prepared for the way people responded to 'Breaking the Waves.' Suddenly, I was being interviewed and being asked all sorts of questions. All my life, I've loved movies, but I didn't foresee the glamour of the Academy Awards. In England, the awards are reported as straight news. In America, they're considered the height of glamour." - On her two 1999 roles, "Angela's Ashes" and "Cradle Will Rock", which had Oscar-potential.
• I was a normal, rather dutiful child. I didn't even rebel as a teenager.
• On her childhood preparing her for an acting career: "I was taught the value of imagination at an early age. I didn't have a television. I read a lot of books and developed a good sense of storytelling. I was happy as well, and I think that helped. The more secure you feel, the more unbalanced you can let yourself become."
• On Hollywood's perception of women as beauty objects: "I'm lucky I don't do the kind of work where the main thing is that you're the girl and you look gorgeous. I don't look like that. I'm a funny-looking bugger. I don't feel that I can compete, and I wouldn't want to. Life's too short to spend seven hours a day in the gym and starving yourself."

Interesting Facts about Emily Watson

1. Supports the English soccer team Arsenal.
2. Was considered for the lead role in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), along with fellow Brits Kate Winslet and Rachel Weisz, and American model-turned-actress Cameron Diaz.
3. Was spotted by Lars von Trier during a representation of Lillian Hellman's "The Children's Hour", in which she played a young student who falsely accuses her teacher of lesbianism.
4. Won the role of Bess in Breaking the Waves (1996) after Helena Bonham Carter dropped out at the last minute because of the film's explicit sexuality.
5. She graduated from high school, went to University for three years, got a 2.1 ranking [in the English education system], then she applied to drama school but was refused. So she started waitressing and doing secretarial stuff along with some fringe theater. Then she applied to drama school again and was accepted, and did a one-year course. Her first professional job was in the Royal Shakespeare Company, in 1992.
6. Spent two years at the British Shakespeare School of Acting saying "News from town, my Lord." When Breaking the Waves (1996) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996, someone grabbed Emily's shoulders and said to her, "Your life is about to change forever." And indeed it has.
7. Her mother has a PhD in English, and is an English teacher.
8. She was Jean-Pierre Jeunet's first choice to play the title role in Amélie (2001), but dropped out for personal reasons. She did manage to leave her mark on the film however; Amelie is named after her.
9. She was nominated for 2003 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Actress of 2002 for her performance in Uncle Vanya performed at the Donmar Warehouse.
10. Graduated from Bristol University with a degree in English
11. Daughter, Juliet, born November 2005.
12. Her performance as Bess McNeill is ranked #18 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Performances of All Time (2006).
13. Was approached to play Emily Tallis in Atonement (2007). Harriet Walter was cast instead.
14. One of only a few performers to get an Oscar-nomination for their debut performance.
15. Second child, a boy named Dylan Waters, was born in 2009.
16. Born on the same day as heavy metal guitarist Zakk Wylde. She also shares birthday with LL Cool J, Faye Dunaway and Jason Bateman.
17. Performing "Twelfth Night" and "Uncle Vanya" in New York off Broadway. [January 2003]
18. She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2015 Queen's New Years Honours List for her services to drama. She is an actress in London SE10, England.
19. She was considered for the part of Mrs. Moravcová in Anthropoid (2016), eventually played by Alena Mihulová.
20. Is just 16 years older than Felicity Jones, who played her daughter in The Theory of Everything (2014).