“I wasn’t happy”: that’s why Emma Watson hasn’t acted in the cinema for almost 5 years

It has been over five years since Emma Watson has been seen on screen, since her last production, Dr. March’s daughters From Greta Gerwingwhich finished filming in 2018.

“I felt trapped”

And there’s a reason for that. The 33-year-old actress with (already) 22-year career was not feeling happy in her profession, as she confided to the Financial Times.

” To be honest, I wasn’t very happy. I felt caged “said the heroine of Harry Potter.

” I found it really hard to sell something I had no real control over. Stand in front of a film and ask each reporter to say, “How does that fit your point of view?” It was very difficult having to be the face and spokesperson for things I couldn’t be involved with in the process. »

Emma Watson at the Financial Times

Emma Watson on her way to a directorial future?

However, Emma Watson has no intention of stopping cinema completely, quite the contrary. ” I like what I do. It’s finding a way to do this where I don’t have to split myself into different faces and people. And I don’t want to go into robot mode anymore“, he confides, before declaring that he is waiting for the ” good opportunity “.

She also confides that she has always dreamed of being a director or producer, she was behind the camera for the latest Prada advertising campaign. But she feels illegitimate:

” People always told me I had to direct and produce, even during Harry Potter. I was concerned that it was just technical and not creative. Not having enough skills. Being a director seemed unattainable to me. I don’t think I trust that. Which seems odd since I grew up on movie sets “.

Emma Watson at the Financial Times

Waiting to start, he has just announced the creation of a brand of gin with his brother Alex.

One last step before returning to the film sets?