{"id":17990,"date":"2023-05-03T12:17:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T12:17:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/emma-watson-wasnt-very-happy-prior-to-stepping-away-from-acting-but-would-absolutely-return-i-felt-a-bit-caged\/"},"modified":"2023-05-03T12:17:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-03T12:17:27","slug":"emma-watson-wasnt-very-happy-prior-to-stepping-away-from-acting-but-would-absolutely-return-i-felt-a-bit-caged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2023\/05\/03\/emma-watson-wasnt-very-happy-prior-to-stepping-away-from-acting-but-would-absolutely-return-i-felt-a-bit-caged\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Watson &#8220;wasn&#8217;t very happy&#8221; prior to stepping away from acting, but would &#8220;absolutely&#8221; return: &#8220;I felt a bit caged&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Hope at last! <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/emma-watson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emma Watson<\/a> confirmed she would \u201cabsolutely\u201d return to the big screen after <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/emma-watson-returns-to-red-carpet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stepping away from acting<\/a> nearly five years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m happy to sit and wait for the <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/emma-watson-wants-long-term-future-boyfriend-leo-robinton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">next right thing<\/a>,\u201d the 33-year-old noted during an interview published Saturday, April 28.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nordot-image wp-block-image\">\n<figure><figcaption>MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI love what I do,\u201d Watson confirmed while having lunch with a news outlet at the Bistrot des Grands Crus in Chablis, France, last September, which was when the interview took place. \u201cIt\u2019s finding a way to do it where I don\u2019t have to fracture myself into <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/emma-watson-declines-selfie-request-taylor-swift-concert-nice\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">different faces and people<\/a>. And I just don\u2019t want to switch into robot mode any more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDoes that make sense?\u201d she asked regarding her struggle to have her passions and profession come together as one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"nordot-image wp-block-image\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/79914-origin_1-2.jpg\"\/><figcaption>MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI wasn\u2019t very happy, if I\u2019m being honest,\u201d Watson expressed of her <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/j-k-rowling-mia-harry-potter-20-anniversary-special-after-transphobic-remarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pre-hiatus career<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The last time the actress blessed fans with a role was in December 2018, when she wrapped up production for the 2019 adaptation of <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/t\/greta-gerwig\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greta Gerwig<\/a>\u2019s <em>Little Women.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think I felt a bit caged. The thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didn\u2019t have very much control over. To stand in front of a film and have every journalist be able to say, \u2018How does this align with your viewpoint?\u2019\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/harry-potter-reunion-mixes-up-emma-watson-emma-roberts-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Harry Potter<\/em> star<\/a> detailed of her past experiences. \u201cIt was very difficult to have to be the face and the spokesperson for things where I didn\u2019t get to be involved in the process.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for the <\/strong><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/newsletter-signup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em><strong>OK!<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em><strong> newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what OK! has to offer. It\u2019s gossip too good to wait for!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"post thumbnail-seealso post-79201 type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celebrity category-movies tag-daniel-radcliffe tag-emma-watson tag-harry-potter tag-rupert-grint mv-content-wrapper thb-post-share-style2\"> <span class=\"thb-seealso-text\">See Also<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-gallery\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/daniel-radcliffe-acted-like-absolute-d-during-harry-potter-kiss-scene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"180\" height=\"180\" class=\"attachment-theissue-thumbnail-x2 size-theissue-thumbnail-x2 thb-lazyload lazyload wp-post-image\" alt=\"Daniel Radcliffe &quot;Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 2&quot; New York Premiere - Arrivals\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/daniel-radcliffe-main-04102023.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1\" data-sizes=\"auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/daniel-radcliffe-main-04102023.jpg?resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 180w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/daniel-radcliffe-main-04102023.jpg?resize=90%2C90&amp;ssl=1 90w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/daniel-radcliffe-main-04102023.jpg?resize=20%2C19&amp;ssl=1 20w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/daniel-radcliffe-main-04102023.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 360w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/daniel-radcliffe-main-04102023.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=180%2C180&amp;ssl=1 540w\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"nordot-image wp-block-image\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/79914-origin_1-3.jpg\"\/><figcaption>MEGA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was held accountable in a way that I began to find really frustrating, because I <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/emma-watson-boyfriend-leo-robinton-pack-on-pda-evening-walk-los-angeles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">didn\u2019t have a voice<\/a>, I didn\u2019t have a say,\u201d <em>The Perks of Being a Wallflower <\/em>actress noted, while staying hopeful that future roles will provide her with more of a chance to provide input and match her <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/j-k-rowling-mia-harry-potter-20-anniversary-special-after-transphobic-remarks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">beliefs and views<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started to realize that I only wanted to stand in front of things where if someone was going to give me flak about it, I could say, in a way that didn\u2019t make me hate myself, \u2018Yes, <a href=\"https:\/\/okmagazine.com\/p\/mindy-kaling-emma-watson-more-celebs-horrific-first-date-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I screwed up<\/a>, it was my decision, I should have done better,&#8217;\u201d Watson concluded.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/045a2d24-f207-4cc3-9a55-5d61a9633bf0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Financial Times<\/em><\/a> interviewed Watson about her acting hiatus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/socialitelife.com\/emma-watson-wasnt-very-happy-prior-to-stepping-away-from-acting-but-would-absolutely-return-i-felt-a-bit-caged\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=emma-watson-wasnt-very-happy-prior-to-stepping-away-from-acting-but-would-absolutely-return-i-felt-a-bit-caged\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hope at last! Emma Watson confirmed she would \u201cabsolutely\u201d return to the big screen after stepping away from acting nearly five years ago. \u201cBut I\u2019m happy to sit and wait for the next right thing,\u201d the 33-year-old noted during an interview published Saturday, April 28. MEGA \u201cI love what I do,\u201d Watson confirmed while having [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17991,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-17990","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-hollywood"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}