Emma Thompson Quotes


You can't imagine what satisfaction can be gotten from throwing a pie into someone's face. - Emma Thompson



You can't be a great mum and work the whole time necessarily; those two things aren't ideal. We have an awful lot to work on and to debate about in relation to our working lives, because it isn't working for a lot of people, particularly for a lot of women. - Emma Thompson



When husbands and fathers leave, their wives and daughters tend to value themselves less as a result. - Emma Thompson



What was important was trying to create something that families could watch together and enjoy together. - Emma Thompson



We've got people looking at our seamy side and our sad side a lot of the time because that's easier. It's much more difficult to make a film about happiness with lots of jokes in it. - Emma Thompson