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This morning, I went to wipe my hands on a tea towel, and while I was using it, it seemed like it felt a bit light. I unfolded it and realized my daughter had cut little bits out of it to make frocks for her dolls!

~Emma Thompson

Topics: Bit Bits Cut Daughter Dolls Felt Had Hands Her Light Like Little Make Morning Out Realized Seemed Tea Towel Using While Wipe

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My mother has never approved of high heels. As a result, I have never been able to walk in high heels - and they were all I ever wanted. So of course, my daughter has two pairs.

~Emma Thompson

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The thing that influenced me most in relation to 'Nanny McPhee' were the Westerns I watched with my father. All the Spaghetti Westerns; all the Virginians; all the High Chaparrals. Because if you think about the form, it's a stranger from out of town.

~Emma Thompson

Topics: About Because Father Form High Influenced Me Most Nanny Out Relation Spaghetti Stranger Thing Think Town Watched Were Westerns You

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I have to write for everyone. What really fascinates me is how you make films or make stories that can genuinely be shared by different groups.

~Emma Thompson

Topics: Different Everyone Fascinates Films Genuinely Groups How Make Me Really Shared Stories Write You

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If you're actually allowing your creative part to control your writing rather than a more commercial instinct or motive, then you'll find that all sorts of interesting things will bubble up to the surface.

~Emma Thompson

Topics: Actually Allowing Bubble Commercial Control Creative Find Instinct Interesting Interesting Things More Motive Part Rather Sort Surface Than Then Things Up Will Writing You Your

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During an election, it's like they're doing my job: they're going around banging the drum for their party and selling their movie. You know, it's the same thing.

~Emma Thompson

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There is that thing about not working with animals and children - I don't think that's true. Although you should never work with donkeys.

~Emma Thompson

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

~Emma Thompson

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British aren't really known for their physical loveliness but firemen, generally speaking, are gorgeous.

~Emma Thompson

Topics: British Generally Gorgeous Known Loveliness Physical Really Speaking

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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

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actress

Born: April 15th, 1959

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