Emma Thompson Professions : Actress Born : April 15, 1959 Browse All Authors Top 116 quotes by Emma Thompson Its unfortunate and I really wish I wouldn't have to say this, but I really like human beings who have suffered. They're kinder. Emma Thompson suffering kindness people Being disabled should not mean being disqualified from having access to every aspect of life. Emma Thompson disability inspiration mean I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them. Emma Thompson reading book thinking I think books are like people, in the sense that they'll turn up in your life when you most need them. I firmly believe there are books whose greatness actually enables you to live, to do something. And sometimes, human beings need story and narrative more than they need nourishment and food. Emma Thompson believe book thinking 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 badass care past It’s about time a 55-year-old British woman is the heroine of an action movie. I may have to write it. Emma Thompson writing may years A lot of very beautiful women can be a pain because all they're thinking about is how they look. Emma Thompson pain beautiful thinking Just write. It doesn't matter what you write. Just sit at your desk and write. Emma Thompson desks matter writing Sometimes you'll have some things, and sometimes you'll have other things. And you do not need it all at once; it's not good for you. Emma Thompson sometimes needs We must remember that all these things, the nuances, the anomalies, the subtleties, which we assume only accessorize our days are in fact here for a much larger and nobler cause. They are here to save our lives. Emma Thompson nuance anomalies causes Any problem, big or small, within a family, always seems to start with bad communication. Someone isn't listening. Emma Thompson effective-listening family communication You can't imagine what satisfaction can be gotten from throwing a pie into someone's face. Emma Thompson pie satisfaction faces Children don't need much advice but they really do need to be listened to and not just with half an ear. Emma Thompson advice children needs I was brought up by very witty people who were dealing with quite difficult things: disease and death... I was brought up by people who tended to giggle at funerals. Emma Thompson disease-and-death witty people The insanity of consumption bothers me. Talk about the opiate of the masses. It ain't religion anymore. It's stuff. Emma Thompson opiates stuff insanity The trick is to age honestly and gracefully and make it look great, so that everyone looks forward to it. Emma Thompson aging age looks Once you're a mom, you've been split into two people. It's like Peter Pan and his shadow. Emma Thompson mom two people What was important was trying to create something that families could watch together and enjoy together Emma Thompson important together trying Constantly worrying about your reflection and criticizing your body, shape and size is an act of violence against yourself. Emma Thompson body reflection worry I've a problem with the word charity because I think that NGOs, as I prefer calling them, really do take the work of moral and social responsibilities that ought to be taken on by governments. Emma Thompson taken responsibility thinking Similar Authors Beatrice Lillie actress Adepero Oduye actress Adrienne Barbeau actress Bindu actress Alexandra Breckenridge actress Bojana Novakovic actress All Authors
