My grandma said - when I was really young and I'd sing along to the radio - why do you sing in an American accent? I guess it was because a lot of the music I was listening to had American vocalists. Emma Watson More Quotes by Emma Watson More Quotes From Emma Watson Feminism is not here to dictate to you. It’s not prescriptive, it’s not dogmatic. All we are here to do is give you a choice. If you want to run for President, you can. If you don’t, that’s wonderful, too. I’m lucky I was raised to believe that my opinion at the dinner table was valuable. My mum and I spoke as loudly as my brothers. Emma Watson brotherrunningbelieve The human race is like a bird and it needs both wings to be able to fly. And, at the moment, one of is wings is clipped an we're never going to be able to fly as high. Emma Watson racewingsbird I like Valentino a lot - they never use actresses in their campaigns. Emma Watson actressescampaignsuse Don't feel stupid if you don't like what everyone else pretends to love. Emma Watson stupidhappylife To be honest, I've always had far too much freedom. I had a job when I was 10. I started living on my own when I was 17 or 18. I've earned my own money; I've traveled the world. What would I rebel against? I've had so much freedom, sometimes it was hard. My parents wanted to protect me, but they had no idea how to. I had to learn as I went and make my own mistakes. I went from being totally unknown and never acting professionally to being in a major movie and being very famous. It all happened so quickly, I didn't have any time to work things out. It's been pretty scary at times. Emma Watson mistakejobsideas It is my belief that there is a greater understanding than ever that women need to be equal participants in our homes, in our societies, in our governments, and in our workplaces. Emma Watson governmentunderstandinghome My friends are all really nice about my fame, they're just curious really, they ask lots of questions. Emma Watson friendsnicefame There's nothing interesting about looking perfect—you lose the point. You want what you're wearing to say something about you, about who you are. Emma Watson life-changingfashionperfect A lot of children of this generation have their entire lives made public before they have a say about what they would want. I think it should always be a choice. I love social media, and I love what it can do and how it brings people together, but used in the wrong way, it's incredibly dangerous. Emma Watson childrenpeoplethinking If you want to run for Prime Minister, you can. If you don't, that's wonderful, too. Shave your armpits, don't shave them, wear flats one day, heels the next. These things are so irrelevant and surface to what it is all really about, and I wish people wouldn't get caught up in that. We want to empower women to do exactly what they want, to be true to themselves, to have the opportunities to develop. Emma Watson opportunityrunningpeople If you believe in equality, you're a feminist. Sorry to tell you. Emma Watson feministsorrybelieve But it's a journey and the sad thing is you only learn from experience, so as much as someone can tell you things, you have to go out there and make your own mistakes in order to learn. Emma Watson journeymistakeorder The most embarrassing one is that I had no idea - and please excuse me - that you guys call a condom a rubber. My version of a rubber is an eraser. I've done that - very loudly asked for a rubber and people have given me strange looks. That was embarrassing! Emma Watson guypeopleideas Becoming yourself is really hard and confusing, and it's a process. It's often not cool to be the person who puts themselves out there. Emma Watson badassconfusingbecoming I feel like young girls are told, I don’t know, that they have to be this kind of princess and fragile. It’s bullshit. I identify much more with being a warrior, a fighter. If I was going to be a princess I’d be a warrior princess definitely. Emma Watson princesswarriorgirl I do worry about the expectation to look a certain way. Emma Watson expectationsworrylooks Men think it's a women's word. But what it means is that you believe in equality, and if you stand for equality, then you're a feminist. Sorry to tell you. You're a feminist. You're a feminist. That's it. Emma Watson sorryinspiringbelieve People sometimes talk about me as being a brand, having a strategy and whatever else. I wish. Seriously. I wish I had it together enough to have a strategy. But it's so instinctual. It usually comes down to two things: the person I'm working with - the director is really important to me - and a line in a script. Emma Watson importantwishpeople I've found that if ultimately, if you truly pour your heart into what you believe in, even if it makes you vulnerable, amazing things can and will happen. Emma Watson vulnerableheartbelieve I used to look back at pictures and cringe but actually I'm quite proud that I've had fun with fashion and don't always look perfect. The only regret I have is when I look at something I wore when I was very young and it obviously looks like it belonged to someone else. Emma Watson fashionregretfun
