"Don't sigh, don't cry!" Emma Thompson on THAT Love Actually scene, Harry Potter and Late Night.

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Dame Emma Thompson talks to Radio 1's Film Critic Ali Plumb about new movie Late Night, and she looks back at her acclaimed career, including Sense and Sensibility, Nanny McPhee and The Remains of the Day. Plus, she reveals what it was like washing a sheepdog with Jimmy Fallon.
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[@keldakellie9164]

Just the UK?

[@Shanizue]

Why can't I watch it here in the U.S that's so irritating. I would have loved to see the whole interview.

[@leahkrevit1]

You should note that access is limited only to UK residents when you post links like this. People visit the BBC website, create accounts, and then head off to the Player to watch only to discover that they do not have access to the very thing that brought them there in the first place. Bad user experience. Bad customer relations. Be up front about it. Thanks.

[@linam764]

When is the BBC going to open up access to BBC iPlayer to all of us who live outside the UK? I for one would gladly pay the subscription fee to gain that access. The only BBC channel we have access to here in Norway is the ironically titled BBC Brit, which is blatantly "Aimed at men but with broader appeal" (BBC Brit's description of themselves)! It is thus severely limited and basically based on Top Gear, and old episodes of Pointless and QI, with far too much Michael McIntyre thrown in. Their one redeeming feature is The Graham Norton Show, only delayed one week. Why can't we have nice things, like the kind of content we see in this video, Doctor Who, Staged, and all the other brilliant material you all tease us with and then keep to yourselves?!

[@christinesharland8478]

I forgot when she says in Love Actually (after the Xmas play their kids are in) 'You made the life I lead foolish too' after Alan Rickman admits he had been foolish. I want to watch this again for the 60th time!!!.

[@theldun1]

Emma is such a sprite. Bright and fickle. Her humor is a lamp in the night. Her smile is absolutely infectious. The world is better for her being in it.

[@danielachamorro8783]

this was so well said.

[@agsborb]

So well expressed! ❤

[@kfctwigs136]

that was the most british compliment i have ever read

[@terricarter8820]

Definately

[@MsWillowbayOrelse]

I love her so much. Her performance in Wit is heartbreaking and hilarious. She has such range I am in awe of her talent.

[@tatfung]

The crying scene in Love Actually is still the most complex/beautiful/sad/memorable/loved/adored scene ever.

[@Dontincludeme]

I think it “helps” that she went through something like that, unfortunately, with Kenneth Branagh

[@salinger5902]

Agree

[@blozzjani]

It breaks me every time I watch that movie! It's akin to the funeral poem in "Four Weddings and a Funeral.... I can be in the best mood but after those two I'm in floods of tears.... Heart renching

[@blozzjani]

@@salinger5902 as she says, it's the pulling her self together again instantly, the I'm hurting but life carrys on..... She doesn't even get to talk to her brother (Hugh Grants character)

[@guitarreilly]

@@Dontincludeme really? what the hell that guy was already punching !

[@solivier7983]

Emma crying in Love Actually is the only time I have hated Alan Rickman.

[@sandranorman5469]

I can’t remember another actor who moved me as much as she does. Especially when she cries in “Love Actually “. I cried also

[@veronicacorningstone3888]

Hans grueber!?!?!

[@solivier7983]

@@veronicacorningstone3888 No I tend to like charismatic baddies. Especially when contrasted with such a CLUNKY good guy.

[@viktormuerte]

R.I.P. Mr. Rickman.

[@isabelawitte]

That means that he interpreted the character very well, I love him and he wasn’t like his character in “Love actually”

[@FreakieFan]

Kit Harington is totally right. That Love Actually moment is one of the greatest moments of screen acting ever, and no should have to apologize for thinking that.

[@mirchi83]

I agree with Kit about the crying scene. Just so heart breaking & relatable.

[@LATSRN]

Z Siddiqui yes it’s the scene that really made me appreciate Emma Thompson as an actress ❤️

[@indroyoyoi]

That scene always gets me

[@pockynon]

She loves her husband but their relationship and marriage will never be the same and she conveys that brilliantly.

[@hellykay]

Yeap, cried even for seeing clips of it in this video.

[@Zelma1348]

Somewhere on KZbin is a short video with a followup on what happened to all the characters in the movie. They skipped Emma Thompson and Alan Rickman’s scene because of course he’s no longer with us. But the producers also felt there was no way this relationship could’ve had any sort of a happy ending that anyone would have wanted to hear about.

[@michaelcain9324]

For me it’s when she confronts her husband in Love Actually. Normal, hurt and near tears, and then she turns on a dime and smiles for her children. It was awesome. That and all her acceptance speeches. Especially her Golden Globes letter from Jane Austen.

[@dashwood09]

That Love Actually scene still makes me cry.

[@ladonnawashington1643]

Me too.

[@BurnItUpp2009]

Every dang time!

[@emmali3796]

Same here. That scence is just beging performed so naturally and that emotion and struggle are so real.

[@batirtzeurkiaga4973]

......or ball. 😖😖😖😖😖😖

[@malefitz6886]

Me too. Apart from Emma's acting for me it is the Joni Mitchell song, which complements the whole situation so perfectly.

[@juliad9947]

I cried with her at that scene in Love Actually. Not only did she realize her husband was cheating on her but also she couldn't express herself freely because she needed to take the kids to the Christmas show. I kept thinking I couldn't have done it, I would have broken down.

[@Salena905]

You'd be surprised at what you can do in these situations.

[@sheteg1]

He didn’t cheat on her. He was maybe going cheat.

[@rahulmathur8141]

Tremendous acting and writing. It really made me appreciate her character more as well. Her character was tremendously devoted to her family: and despite her entire life changing in that moment, she doesn’t want any effect on her kids.

[@voulafisentzidis8830]

@@sheteg1 he did. Richard Curtis has confirmed it.

[@KevinSchmitt77]

@@voulafisentzidis8830 Even if Curtis confirmed it, it doesn't matter if he was sexual with another women. He betrayed their relationship. What I think is so great is the follow up confrontation where she deftly says "I know what is happening" and "How dare you" while not giving up her power. She also then immediately turns on a dime and focuses on their kids and leaves him to watch and think about those he betrayed. I'm not sure Rickman's character fully gets it. Although, it could be the acting choices he made that leaves his reaction ambivalent.

[@themripley]

The way she delivers the line "had I not been bound to silence I could have provided proof enough of a broken heart, even for you" in Sense and Sensibility has always stayed with me.

[@jeannettelongworth5105]

Absolutely.

[@amandakenneally8475]

That line, man... Bowls me over every time. Every time!

[@caylin20]

Chills

[@n.q1158]

Every time I read the book, I can't help hearing Emma's voice in Elinor. And I love it.

[@princeminski47]

I suppose it's a bit more "acting," but in SENSE AND SENSIBILITY when she is informed that her beloved is *not* unavailable, and turns her back to the camera and does thus incredible trembling thing with her body...never to be forgotten.

[@starlinguk]

It's weird, I never realised that some people think the guy had accidentally swapped the presents. No. He'd bought his mistress a lovely gold trinket and his wife a CD. That's what makes it so sad.

[@AliMarie022]

He specifically comments about the CD being Joanie Mitchell, whom she loves, to continue her love education. The fucker knew exactly who was getting the necklace.

[@evelina2363]

Who thinks that? Come on!

[@catherinerobilliard7662]

It wasn't just a gold trinket, it was a slightly mishapen heart stabbed with a single ruby like a drop of blood. The CD featured "I've looked at life from both sides now" where there is illusion over reality, and she must choose.

[@rhondasue126]

Yeah. Been there. She nailed it.

[@HRHDMKYT]

Believe it or not, the guy I was dating at the time and saw this movie with actually gave me this CD for my Christmas gift. WTF??!! I never really enjoyed Joanie Mitchell’s singing despite her being one of Canada’s national treasures, and I thought, “Did this guy actually *watch* the film? This was the *consolation prize*, for goodness’ sake! (Needless to say that was the beginning of the end for him. What a maroon!).

[@september5671]

wait...Emma Thompson was Professor Trelawney? OMG I did not know this. WOW she is such a diverse and brilliant actress!!! Mind blown

[@maggiemcfly5267]

How did you not see it?! Haha

[@blairbirdie1295]

I am a big hp fan and I've always liked Emma Thompson and I never realized this either.

[@khoo7732]

I never knew either

[@yogarcia6066]

I didn't know at first either

[@peekabooicancu]

I didn't know for years and I still can't get over it

[@h1a1n1n1a1h]

I always love this interviewer. One of the best there is. The questions are well thought out, show he cares about the films and the actors/actresses that he interviews.

[@billroberts4910]

Emma crying in her bedroom with Joni Mitchell singing "Both Sides Now" makes me cry, too. Every single time.

[@katiechisholm]

“If you have to cry, cry once..ONCE is enough. Choose your moment” I felt that, Emma Thompson

[@May04bwu]

I'm so glad someone told Emma about what Kit said. Thank you, these interviews are always a pleasure.

[@jaxmanx]

She was fucking amazing in that scene and I truly believe should have been nominated for an Oscar. An actress who I admire and underrated

[@hezronfekitoa8296]

Daz X1 criminally underrated!! Something or someone definitely is against her.

[@fayrahman95]

Underrated? She is a Dame and two times oscar winner....

[@rachelc586]

Agreed

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

She is unashamedly left wing, as is her bloody right, but living in a country dominated by right- wing print media who are always having a go at her.

[@idk3142]

I just wanna say that the interviewer - is amazing. The way he makes the actor feel comfortable and asks questions that aren't boring - but actually genuinely good, make me love all his interviews.

[@MicMrp]

I'm a grown-ass man and when I see that crying scene in Love Actually it breaks my heart every time. And ... I disagree, it's not just because she has to pull herself back together. You can actually feel her heart breaking as you watch.

[@nicolenaylor8125]

THAT scene, that ONE scene has shredded my heart over and over. It’s brilliantly done, truth in emotion and complete exposure.....

[@ChipsAplentyBand]

The acid test of a first-rate actor is that their performance is so thoroughly compelling they draw you in completely, the suspension of disbelief utterly prevails, and you fully forget yourself. Emma Thompson always does that for me plus she ices the cake as well by helping to create a storytelling alternate reality that at least some small part of me never again wants to believe is unreal. She etches her characters on her audience's SOULS using the full complement and range of voice, body language, complex patterns of gestures, and exquisite TIMING. I always feel I get much more than 'my money's worth' from watching her performances because, of course, the greatest art is truly and by definition PRICELESS. THANK YOU, Emma Thompson, and THANK YOU AGAIN.

[@margaretlouiseable]

She's FANTASTIC and so loveable. Her ex husband is a dumb prick. He's not likeable at all.

[@izzyshine19]

She is so incredibly humble, every time he compliments her acting she gives all credit to the director

[@n.q1158]

Britishness in its purest form...at least she admits that the S&S script she wrote was quite good too😂

[@catherineel641]

Emma Thompson’s crying scene in “love actually” is masterful.

[@juju_shy]

That scene in love actually is absolutely amazing. It just seems so real and natural. It hurts in your soul to watch it and she portrays it so good

[@no.23-2haru8]

I wish Alan Rickman could have done one of these interviews before he passed :'( I'm sure he would've loved the interviewer! It would have been an absolute treat

[@Redwoodtree34567]

I miss him 🙏 I had this strong admiration for him.

[@Salena905]

@@Redwoodtree34567 yeah me too, such a fantastic actor just like Emma is, that's why it worked so well together. 💖😔

[@dlvnmedia]

Now I am crying thinking about this - he was such a talent

[@메이블린-q6b]

I hundred times agreed 🥲🥲🥲 I love him

[@claireosborne692]

That scene from Love actually is so powerful and beautiful, her performance, the music, I howl every single time I watch it!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭 I just bloody cried from this clip damn it!!!! X x

[@claireosborne692]

Pinkytrinky 99 Gets me everytime 😩

[@happytraveller2122]

Claire Osborne absolutely breaks my heart too

[@claireosborne692]

Karen M what we all like aye 😂

[@halane4790]

When she unnecessarily pats the quilt, it always gets me. Such a mum thing to do. It is the acting choice that makes me feel like clapping, makes the scene.

[@Salena905]

I know what you mean, this interview about the scene gave me tears in my eyes & now after reading all these comments about how much it makes you all cry has set me off again, so lovely to hear of so many people with soft hearts 🤗💖😭😭😭

[@sadwhitewolf]

That scene in Love Actually is one of the most heartbreakingly relatable things on film.

[@ChrisSmith-bw1nt]

I must say, for me that the scene from Love Actually is one of the most monumental scenes in cinema. Great actress, great writing, great music so moving and relatable to so many people, you can read so many human emotions in it.

[@fionafrazer8820]

The Love Actually scene is a masterpiece! For that alone, she should have received an Oscar, or at the very least, a nomination. It is without doubt my favorite scene ever from a movie. Adore her!

[@morbidsearch]

The criticism against Love Actually was so unfair. Funny how the general audience had no problem following all the story lines but the "professional" critics did

[@moonwalk3rr]

My favorite person in the world. She is love. She is genius. She is the light.

[@lornatremain3241]

Really? Is she not a hypocrite, flying from the United States to London to make a speech at a climate change protest? The height of pathetic virtue signalling.

[@oscarfun100]

@@lornatremain3241 How she should travel then? Swim to Europe or something?

[@scarletpimpernelagain9124]

Gábor Vág or possibly by Hanglider, Hot Air Balloon, Submarine perchance?

[@StandWatie1862]

You need to get out more

[@StandWatie1862]

@@scarletpimpernelagain9124 How about flying coach asshole

[@Komorebidreams]

Emma Thompson seems to have this soulful melancholic default. And when she smiles night turns to day and joy breaks through like lightening.

[@jbwhitebirch6620]

That's beautifully put!! You should make that into a wall-hanging and send it to Ms. Thompson:))

[@katiejon17]

That scene in Love Actually where she is talking to her husband and asks him ‘what would you do? Would you stay... knowing that life would always be just a little bit worse?”. That is a big moment that a movie captured.

[@mollydyke2313]

I was lucky enough to meet her a few years ago and she was absolutely lovely! She’s such a humble person which such a good sense of humour!

[@Salena905]

Oh you lucky thing! Now that's a good memory you'll keep.

[@jbwhitebirch6620]

So jealous!! She seems extremely genuine:)).

[@Olivia_4444]

Emma Thompson might only have had 5 minutes of screen time in the entire Harry Potter series but she was undoubtedly the best performance. Such a brilliant actress. I can't contemplate how much talent she possesses

[@josephscally6270]

The talk about Love Actually was particularly interesting to me because, as is often the case I thought it was just me who admired that scene so much. In addition, I originally didn't like Joni Mitchell's remake of Both Sides now but was coming around to it having heard it a number of times. When I heard it in this scene however --- I got it. It hit me hard. This version was the bookend. A mature woman with a lifetime of experience singing, not some lighthearted young girl. A perfect song choice to amplify a stellar acting performance.

[@jessiemay285]

I was hoping they would talk about Saving Mr. Banks , such a beautiful film and she is really wonderful in it

[@caskettsolo7925]

Jessica Eichler that was soooo good! Her acting, and the entire cast- it was so sad and beautiful!!! Loved her interactions with Paul Giamatti- showed her soft side

[@carolynworthington8996]

Yes!

[@melaniepsofia]

they probably talked about it, in the beginning says full interview on bbc app

[@debrawhite751]

The crying scene in Love Actually shreds me every time. But the scene that equally shreds is in Sense & Sensibility, when her sister lay dying and she is holding her hand, and begs, Do not leave me all alone.

[@mgg5418]

One of my all time favorite scenes is Eleanor bursting in tears when she learns that Edward is still not married in Sense And Sensibility. You can see all the layers of grief, relief, hope, emotions that have been suppressed for so long... Emma’s rendition of it is just so perfect. I get teary-eyed e*ve*ry*time!

[@100Ref]

That scene in Love Actually... OMG. I have to leave the room when that scene comes up in Love Actually because it is so real & so raw... too real & too raw; beyond acting... and so so brilliant. Well I think it still is... as I leave the room every time; I can't watch it now as it's too real. Emma Thompson is just amazing - 😍

[@ellejaysmith6623]

The crying scene in love actually is so real. You can really feel the character’s pain.

[@keldakellie9164]

Tears are easy to fall when that scene out of Love Actually is shown. Big heart from Melbourne, Australia.

[@AllySheehan]

big heart from Melbourne to you too!

[@keldakellie9164]

@@AllySheehan 💖

[@christinesharland8478]

I sobbed when Emma cried in Love Actually. After finding out the necklace wasn't for her. But then had to carry on as many of us do... Very real and poignant

[@gaylegestiada628]

For many of us- the necklace was a symbolism of many things- things we thought were for us, but weren’t

[@beachgirl48]

That "bit"where she cries in Love Actually just tears me up. I love her and how she makes her roles her own.

[@jo-sully-anne2418]

That Love Actually scene breaks me every time I watch it, and the soundtrack over that piece is stunning. Bravo Emma 👏🏻

[@elisa7881]

That scene, crying in the bedroom: Ithought I was going to faint. Pure pain.

[@Salieri21]

Remains Of The Day 😍👏🏼 Sublime movie with the finest performances I’ve seen by Hopkins & Thompson.

[@margaridafeijo6250]

i had to scroll way to much to find this movie referenced! how is it that they don't talk about it , and only show like 10 seconds of it?!

[@Happybidr]

It’’s hard to believe, isn’t it, that Emma Thompson just gets more and more interesting and impressive as each year passes. It seems that she touches a part of every great project, and every great project she touches is the better for her having been a part of it.

[@nourishedmotherhood6381]

Ohhh, that crying scene in Love Actually. My heart breaks every time.

[@Alessandrapgd]

This woman is so talented and yet so down-to-earth! She's adorable! Love her dearly!! ♥️

[@paulinar505]

God don't we all absolutely love this woman! And she's a great actress too 🤧

[@theresabogart15]

Emma Thompson in that scene in Love Actually is my all-time favorite scene in a movie. So perfectly delivered, so deeply touching and human!

[@caoimhenicaoidh]

Every single video I watch with this particular presenter is always amazing; he’s so brilliant at speaking to celebrities as if they are true people (that they are) and not just public figures, and not making them uncomfortable. It literally always seems like two friends talking to each other, love him.

[@readilykatie8312]

“Thank YOU, darling”. Emma’s an actual angel

[@KrystyneY]

That scene from Love Actually is amazing. She doesn't even realize how great she is

[@jeremythompson8016]

That scene in Love Actually is, IMHO, some of the best work on film. Definitely among the most moving... I can't breathe as tears flow every single time I see it. 💓 you, Emma.

[@soonsims]

Emma: delivers an amazing and genuine performance during the crying in the bedroom scene. Also Emma: Oh, it's all Richard's writing LOL she's very humble

[@donnaleeflournoy-mancuso5675]

Emma is my favorite female Brit actress actually...and Alan Rickman was/is and always will be in my heart as a great man...Both had chemistry that cannot be replicated by anyone !... Colin Firth and Alan are my #1! ....In America... #1 Actor/Actresses Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock...xxxooo

[@tanujaaravikumar2710]

That's my exact opinion too

[@anastasiah9636]

Colin and Emma are my #1 over everyone else

[@donnaleeflournoy-mancuso5675]

@@anastasiah9636 In Britain or world?

[@anastasiah9636]

Donna lee Flournoy-Mancuso world!

[@donnaleeflournoy-mancuso5675]

@@anastasiah9636 Yea!!!

[@lise891]

I watched Emma Thompson as Sybil since I was 12 years old, I've probably watched those movies at least 10 times, yet last year was the first time I recognized Emma.. And that was only because I saw her in a "behind the scenes" on youtube.. And that scene from Love Actually? Always heart breaking, no matter how many times I've seen it, it always makes me cry.

[@patriciaalley1562]

This is how you do an interview. She's a great actress and authentic as hell.

[@bawdybroad]

Love Actually scene... she should have gotten an award for that scene.

[@nikkilaundrie]

My favorite has always been Sense and Sensibility. The scene where Hugh's character comes back and she just weeps out loud and then starts laughing. Chills

[@aspiromy]

Love Actually intro me to Both Sides Now by Joni Mitchell, still get me each time I steam this movie. damn onions 😢

[@morgaaaaaa]

when i studied Much Ado, i fell in love with Emma's portrayal of Beatrice which really got me through my english studies. really shows her range. try comparing Beatrice to Nanny McPhee or her host personality in Late Night or PL Travers or Trelawney. the. lass. can. act.

[@nobodynowhere21]

Fine. But then if you love her so. I bid thee: "Kill ... Claudio."

[@ChipsAplentyBand]

I loved her in MUCH ADO, and I think especially so in her scenes with Denzel Washington. Shakespeare's lines became utterly, spontaneously HUMAN in their exchanges.

[@Laudon1228]

Trelawney’s hair is how Hermione’s was _supposed_ to be. Re: Love Actually, a child therapist I knew some years back _loved_ the fact that Thompson’s character was such a good Mum, that she she kept her distress private, so as not to ruin her children’s Christmas. Having been the child of a mother who had no compunction about sharing his misery, and did in fact ruin at least one Christmas, I have to say I agree with him.

[@SusanMJB45]

I love all of Emma Thompson's movies, but there is a special place in my heart for Sense and Sensibility.........

[@michelmurphy1979]

Mine, as well.

[@bojack40]

That scene in Love Actually is indeed brilliant

[@janiceallan2981]

I will never forget the Love Actually scene. Heartbreaking. Fantastic acting!

[@gloriaeman6112]

she made my childhood with Nanny McPhee every single child in primary school watched that film

[@renatedebruyn9612]

I'm retired and it's one of my favourite films.❤️

[@erichardzz]

I personally loved her cry in Sense and Sensibility at the end when Edward proposes to her. I just love her! Love you Emma!!!

[@catherinedoty8901]

Me too. Gets me every time

[@drago8294]

Yes, absolutely first class acting!

[@caylin20]

Love that scene...I’ve watched it over and over. ❤️

[@elle_na619]

OMG that scene exactly what brings me here right now, I just watched Sense & Sensibility last night right after I finished the book, and her portrayal of Elinor is astonishing especially the ending scene where she finally broke down in tears after Edward proposed to her it hit me hard in feels.

[@n.q1158]

@@kaylabear8426 The story is from her and her husband Greg, she wrote the screenplay, co-produced and starred as Emilia's mother😊 I have to admit that I'm not a big fan of the song but with this amount of Emma-involvement not seeing that movie is simply NO OPTION

[@carmenl163]

Actually, I found her crying at the end of 'Sense' (as she calls it), the best crying scene ever. I'm in tears every time she does that little hick-up in her cry. It is so wonderfully realistic.

[@Haven161]

I've always loved that scene from Love Actually. It feels so real. When you're devastated, want to cry but its not the right time, so you suck it up and keep going.

[@Canuckmom128]

She really is a genius. Writing, acting, producing, being a wife and Mom, funny as hell, can have you laughing to the point of peeing your pants or just bawling like a baby. That Love Actually scene, with that fab. Jazzy version of Both Sides Now playing, is a total heartbreaker.

[@naomidixon4640]

I absolutely adore this interview. It's so nice to see someone interviewing who is genuinely a huge fan but conducts this appreciation in such a candid and professional way. And Emma is as humble and unassuming as ever. SO lovely, but I would have loved to have seen Saving Mr Banks mentioned! She was outstanding in that.

[@jmt1335]

This person is one of few who actually makes it easy to watch actors talk about their acting.

[@tiffwxy]

Emma, so well spoken, so talented, so gorgeous and bloody hilarious. Love her to bits

[@bleachflavoredcockroach9000]

Emma Thompson’s acting on Love Actually made me cry multiple times

[@angelaotimo9297]

That scene of her crying, along with all her scenes after that part, where she struggles inside but tries to pull herself together, are literally showing a massive talent! Especially at the end of the film, where it seems that she decided to stay in this marriage but the way she looks at her husband and the way she pronounces the word "home" are not the same anymore, and never will be the way they were...We really see a hurt woman in real life, not an actor, because of the down-to-earth, real and so to the point acting of her! I loved her because of this movie, she is a bright soul full of talent!

[@cottew]

Emma is my absolute favorite actress. She's relatable. She's stunning. Simply amazing. 💜

[@TheReplenishingFlame]

“Sigh no more”, Emma’s (& the film’s) first line in the glorious’Much Ado About Nothing’, chimes well with “Don’t sigh, don’t cry”, Emma’s favourite advice (courtesy of director James Ivory). Incidentally, loved Emma’s mention of “Shaky spearo”, which reminded me of “whatever happened to...all those Shakespearoes”, from The Stranglers’ song No More Heroes’.

[@amyw6808]

That scene! The music, the tears, the way she brushes it off for the sake of the children… just perfect.

[@donnahauptmann649]

In the scene from Love Actually where she cries and the way that she puts her hands up with her palms toward her face...she does that in Late Night also, and it makes me cry in both films. She is perfection professionally and personally.

[@rdrrdr778]

What really got me in Love Actually was after she had been crying her husband either couldn’t tell or didn’t care to notice at all that her eyes were a bit pink and tear streaks have gone down her cheeks.

[@stuffandfaff]

Yesssss! I always wondered that, did he notice and not care or was he just so uncaring that he didn’t even notice… either way, it’s heartbreaking 💔

[@dalangie]

For me this scene was so amazing because it mirrored my own experiences or that of other women in my environment: to act that good that most husbands don't notice any sorrows, especially when kids are around.

[@clairepaskin7489]

I love Emma Thompson! That scene in Love Actually moves me every time I see it, it’s so beautifully acted and the Joni Mitchell track played over it is so apt. Emma is brilliant

[@Youdontknowyetbutuwill]

This dude is my favorite interviewer. I feel like the guests actually want to hang out with him and his questions are always really good and never cringe

[@victoriafrega7974]

That Love Actually crying scene and the scene where she confronts him after the Nativity. I just break down, she is gorgeous and what an actress

[@EugenieHeraty]

Emma Thompson - one of my top favourite actresses. When an actor/actress can make you cry by just watching them do so, that's pretty powerful

[@sarcasmallover8999]

That scene in Love Actually breaks my heart every time, she really is brilliant

[@tracylf5409]

I've loved Emma Thompson for years. She's just this powerhouse, yet completely accessible and real in all of her roles. What am amazing mind & wit she she has. Kudos & happy holidays, Emma! Love from W AU xx

[@Londonguy1987_]

She was good in the children act. An Underrated recent movie.Great cast in that too.

[@jeannettelongworth5105]

Watched it the other day - brilliant film.

[@jbwhitebirch6620]

I have never heard of that one. I must search for it.

[@rhodarivera3148]

I must say, I LOVE Emma Thompon ACTUALLY!

[@lass-inangeles7564]

The difference between British and American interviewers: British: Focuses on work and thoughts of the person being interviewed. Refreshing and positive. American: Lets dig up some dirt so this interview is a Tell All and Sell All. Ugh!

[@aussiecoastie72]

Lass-in Angeles yep , totally agree .

[@StandWatie1862]

Well Hollywood is filled with tape worms. The most disgusting people I've met were from southern California. The biggest rats from all over the country move there and try to make their bones. Paparrazi as well

[@morristonian]

The Brits actually listen....the U.S. guys make it all about themselves.

[@lass-inangeles7564]

@@StandWatie1862 Not just Hollywood, its all over the US. There is some great talent in Hollywood, but they manufacture Narcissism as their main export.

[@countesspoppie]

I do agree with this, but I must admit I also love watching the Hollywood Reporter roundtables; learning about the craft and process is so much more fulfilling than their personal lives.

[@lorianng.8227]

Great interview. That scene where she cries in “Love Actually” always makes me cry. I miss Alan Rickman. He married his lifelong common-law wife on his deathbed. Also, in “Love Actually” Liam Neeson plays a widower. Sadly, he really became one. He was married to Natasha Richardson, daughter of Vanessa Redgrave and sister of Joely Richardson.

[@dimples2able]

Alan and Rima married 4 years before he died.

[@alleycatb]

Having lived with the love of my life taking his last breath on my lap 2 weeks before our wedding day and accidentally holding his funeral on that day I can assure you with no hint of doubt that it is not nearly as romantic as you think it is

[@Tingeltangelbob10]

I also loved her "Stranger Than Fiction". Great interview!

[@swapacoinforafish]

Yes!

[@susanaduarte1050]

The crying scene gets me every time. I've been there. Everybody's been there. We know exactly how she is feeling. Perfect scene....

[@shazkingdom1702]

Emma Thompson 💐 💐 💐 made me love Joni Mitchell ❣ 💓 ❣ and what she said was true; pulling yourself together for the kids; Wonderful actress 💓 💓 💓

[@thinkingofyou67]

One movie, that made Emma Thompson present for me was her role in Saving Mr. Banks. Fantastic film, fantastic character, fantastic actress. It was overall fantastic.

[@haley4519]

Emma Yes Welcome Thank you To Mmm Movies that made me BWAGH! *shudders with delight*

[@camsnow2856]

I’ve seen Love Actually more than a dozen times and I lose it every time I watch Emma’s crying scene. Even watching it now I’m crying.

[@ercyvp]

❤️❤️❤️ Emma Thompson ❤️❤️❤️ What a worderful, bright and brilliant human. Gotta love her!

[@bangjastipbang5924]

The first 10 second was probably the best opening of all BBC with Ali Plumb interview! Keep coming back for more everytime you need something to cheer you up!