DP/30: Emma Thompson on Saving Mr. Banks

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[@IrishEyes1989]

Every time I think I can't be any more in love with Emma Thompson, she goes and proves me wrong :)

[@morningglory3644]

I love how engaging and spirited she is when she does interviews. Some interviews I've seen with other actors, they look bored and uninterested. She seemed very lovely and gracious. I also love her sense of humor and her ability to not take herself too seriously.

[@julz63]

I loved your "chat" with Miss Emma... She has to be one of the most interesting, intelligent, funny and gracious people in the entertainment industry. Ive always been drawn to any of her work and your interview with her has been the cherry on the cake for me ... Emma Thompson you are simply the best !!!

[@afuckingbowlofsoup]

I want to scream because she's so wonderful. Such a beautiful human being.

[@savedfaves]

She's so clever, honest and funny.

[@ourwishonawing]

Brilliant woman, I could listen to her for hours and still be in love with everything she says. Thank you for the lovely interview, hope to see her again soon!

[@danbev8542]

I'm so happy hearing this beautiful, funny, wise woman making her daughter her priority! Not enough people do that! I wold love to see more of her - but I'm happy to hear about her priorities. Emma, you are the BEST.

[@Marina28ish]

Great interview with an actress who is a no nonsense human being with passion and a great sense of humor. She knows who she is.

[@jeremiahkipp]

Amazing when the publicist says, "Maybe you should start" at 01:13 -- it's what I like about DP30, which often plays out more like a conversation than a junket.

[@ellenkay7940]

Very good interview. I love it how the interviewer lets Emma led the interview for the most part.

[@oscarfun100]

There are many very intelligent and funny actresses out there - Meryl Streep, Annette Bening etc. - but Miss Thompson is in the league of her own. I could listen to her all day long, she's just so smart, such a great sense of humour. And I'm a bookworm, I'm sure we could chat all day long! :P

[@cocodakilla]

Meryl isn't intelligent at all. She is a puppet. Her comments about Walt were definitely uneducated and she is a feminazi. as much as I love Emma's acting she is quite a hypocrite when it comes to her causes. promoting a healthy environment but her lifestyle says otherwise. other than that she's likeable. More so than the false streep. Glenn close also gets no attention. Bette midler is SMART. and truly talented and original to top it all off.

[@clairebaker5441]

+Coco Pops I would say Emma is intelligent, she went to Cambridge and does a lot of writing and script writing. Also she is bonkers in the BEST way. I like Meryl too, talented, and she gave an opinion of him - he may have been a dick to her but nice to others, not everyone will like everyone. And please don't put someone who fights for equal pay and respect for women in the same category as people who killed 6 million Jews - they shouldn't be put together and all it does is tarnish the word feminists when the majority truly want both men and women to be equal and happy :)

[@cocodakilla]

I enjoy emma's movies. But her screen writing shows she lacks common sense. Instead of doing the right thing and pairing young people with young people in the movie she wrote (based on a very old book which I loathe) she instead paired a middle aged man with a girl. She failed to understand the novel was written in a time when middle aged men married girls NOT for love but their ageist views and sick fantasies. She should have made a huge change and showed how society needed / needs to change and how people should look for someone their own age (men especially). It is why I do not rate her as a writer. She has not come out with anything amazing. She just went along with the novel and that isn't great at all. I wish she would do a DIckens, a real story not social conditioning aimed at GIRLS to get them to agree to marry a sick man. Meryl is not talented. Hyped sure. She did not know walt. She ran her mouth about him and was proven wrong by THOUSANDS of people using evidence. While she chose to twist the truth. She is very much a radical and a media puppet. I have yet to see a film where she is amazing! She just plays herself while emma, glenn jessica lange and other talented artists get INTO their roles. I will say emma should stick to acting. She is best at it. I just wish she would do more roles! I hardly see any new films with her in them :(

[@clairebaker5441]

I love Meryl and I think she is amazing, but difference of opinion I guess. Jessica Lange is AMAZING so completely agree along with Glenn and Judi Dench (and Julie Andrews is another classic). Emma adapted the book, and like a lot of book adaptations she followed the story as written so if you don't like the story fair enough but the writing itself was very well done, but a version where it is more power to women and about actual love would be amazing! although the love between the sister is the book/film was great and felt very real. Merry Christmas :)

[@oscarfun100]

Claire baker Sense and Sensibility is one of the best movie screenplays, ever. Amazing how she could adapt a 200 year old book, stayed truth to that book but in the mean time she gave some fresh ideas, lines to the story. Beautiful work. Merry Chritmas to you too! :)

[@geoffreyblackmer]

There are so many interview shows these days, rocketing out drivel every three minutes, but you are a fantastic interviewer. Well well well well done. Truly.

[@jsharp1701]

I would listen to Emma read the ingredients on a shampoo bottle. My goodness.

[@cleodello]

And yesss, her calling out people's attitude towards women.

[@anniegovekar1157]

I adore her.. Great conversation..

[@83annak]

OMG she's so beautiful I can't breathe. She is talented, super funny and beautiful: perfect woman!!!

[@MicheleCantwell]

These are the most important words I've heard Emma Thompson speak (and that's saying something). I didn't know I could respect her and love her this much more than I already did.

[@karenbaumgartel6077]

Around 17:00, she manages to sum up this problem of “children being reviewed” very clearly.

[@supriya55]

best interview i've watched in ages

[@inberala]

couldn't love her more.

[@inberala]

Such a great interview!! Brilliant!

[@DasLebensolcheSachen]

Looking forward to that documentary. It IS pathetic what happens out there. And it IS enough. Thanks for getting active and taking part in public discussion!

[@shakespearemonologue]

What an enjoyable, fascinating interview!

[@music4life253]

Absolutely love her!

[@celias5237]

Thank you for this interview, it's really really good ! And Emma is such a unique and interesting person. Hard to love her more, yes !

[@drakescz]

You are without doubt the best interviewer in the business. Surely cable tv will pick up DP/30

[@shealupkes]

I hope not, they're like this because they make and play by their own rules, it's probably better we keep it that way

[@ericcharles8081]

Dame Emma Thompson is not only an amazing talent but truly intelligent and I admire her even more

[@haleybrooke11]

Such a great interview!

[@teaber]

She's awesome

[@cleodello]

My dream is to work for an NGO that is doing really important work. I'm happy to see her being interested in the work being done by some NGOs.

[@robertvalentine123]

I could listen to Dame Emma Thompson all day long. What a story teller/conversationalist.

[@StellaAdler_]

Absolutely love her.

[@lauragatehouse7935]

A nice meander through the mind of Emma Thompson - one of our best actresses and more.

[@muttlee1213]

Inside and out, this lady is stunning and brilliant..

[@maybetomorrow11217]

Oh Emma, I love you. Can't wait for that documentary on 21st century women.

[@nikolBESTnikol]

She's so right about the judgements...

[@KikaD3]

She's so lovely.

[@simpson913]

Ah I just adore her. Good woman!!!!

[@margaritaperla]

one of the best interviews i've seen EVER

[@sakurathornsickle5681]

legend

[@Rudel23]

I love this woman

[@cleodello]

I would love to see her, Jennifer Laurence, and Saoirse Ronan in a film together. That'd be quite an interesting mix.

[@albertodillon]

I have a photo from her with her signature some years ago

[@cleodello]

Yesss. Cellos.

[@TheDharr]

Emma is great.

[@dimitrasafleka184]

Perfect woman and actress. Love her. Τέλεια!

[@lynnturman8157]

British actresses seem so down to earth. Why is that?

[@baboom007]

Lynn Turman Because they are british

[@clairebaker5441]

+Lynn Turman It might be to do with living in the UK? I think Los Angeles is very different and has a sort of 'celeb hierachy' which we don't really have here (I live in London). Its quite grounded and we don't stalk the actors with paps as much maybe? Maybe she just has a nice family and good friends? She is good friends with stephen fry and hugh laurie etc who all became famous together

[@EarthHart1]

Because they've come up through theatre. As Emma has said in the past, there are three types of actors, theatre, TV & film, and to be good you need the grounding in theatre.

[@cremebrulee4759]

Such a lovely, intelligent, wonderful woman. She makes you feel that you would love to be friends with her. I can't believe that fashion commentator said that "she looks dowdy in anything.". I have never seen her looking dowdy. In addition, she shines with an inner light that is more important than any gown.

[@mengutimur]

Darn it Emma.

[@kuzcoxtopia]

No wonder Sandra Bullock confessed she'd totally get with Emma if both were swinging that way....

[@jazzguitar3441]

Where are part 2-99? 😢

[@TheRobuenisimo]

Still have it

[@spacejesusadventure]

DP/20

[@Marcepan541]

She is quite spectacular 😍

[@wekicksome]

Great interview. You guys seemed to have a real conversation, not a series of ques for promotions and lick-spittlery.

[@50pence59]

Where’s the documentary? (12 mins-ish). Did it happen? What’s it called? I want to see it. 🙂 Agree with the reality TV crap.

[@marthadameriatamasya4771]

young actresses.. your job is not to be a model, so don't take it too much. I love it Emma!

[@squatch545]

That wasn't even 30 min. (DP/30). Short but sweet. God she's beautiful.

[@miltkx]

this lady is beautiful! who is she?

[@corgisrule21]

Can I just say, this was over WAY too soon

[@shanilaseemi6237]

Working in general us bothering her why

[@JohnSmith-td6dn]

WOW! She is so on target. The world is scary and getting worse by the day.

[@elisaarrigo6062]

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[@shanilaseemi6237]

This is my life iam abdul wahid daughter

[@pontiacgirl73]

#me

[@shanilaseemi6237]

Is sge shooting whole night so psychiatric

[@PurushaDesa]

I think we can conclude then, that Ms. Thompson's not a fan of TOWIE or Real Housewives.

[@magdaea3031]

Emma, you know I luv U even though you don't like me writing like that 😘

[@shanilaseemi6237]

Why they are fake world

[@daylefloyd6404]

Didn't like the idea of that movie...so it was mff

[@freudulant]

Could so see Emma Thompson playing a believable looking Hillary Clinton, Maybe she already has...

[@guinnberger2681]

+freudulant: She did a picture called Primary Colors, with John Travolta... although she reportedly said she didn't base her performance on Hillary, it was about an American Presidential candidate and his wife... and she certainly looked like her.

[@jaypea51]

The interviewer is unaware of the graciousness that Emma Thompson offers him. He wants to be the most intelligent person in the room, sadly.

[@heyyy185]

i think he does an excellent job. He did nothing wrong. It's maybe who he is...he IS allowed to have a personality and he let her speak trough out it all

[@shanilaseemi6237]

Why she is bothering me

[@MrManas1995]

with all due respect, i don't understand why people treat actors like phds in humanity or like major world leaders when it comes to issues. they are not necessarily well informed in these matters, or know what happens behind closed doors. they have a talent in acting, but that does not make them experts on too much else.

[@Plons0Nard]

IMO Emma is not just "an" actor. She is much more than that. And a wise person. That is why I enjoy listening to her.

[@shanilaseemi6237]

I want divorce what she is talking about

[@chrisnorton4382]

Do Americans really like Emma Thompson? She is a good actress and screenwriter but her popularity In Britain has declined and she is now thought of by many as rather condescending. In her usual forthright manner she probably doesn't give a damn what ordinary people think but snobbery isn't the nicest of traits.

[@malissahyatt2425]

American person here. I simply adore her.

[@doublelightangel]

Er by which British people please? I love her and I am British. Please don't project your stuff on all of us..

[@chrisnorton4382]

@@doublelightangel - I remember one interview she gave in America when she slagged off the inhabitants of the Isle of Wight as basically fascist morons. The fact that her anecdote was actually concerning the Isle of Man didn't say much for her Cambridge education. It was all a big joke to her and the Americans just lapped it up. So make fun of anyone who is rural or northern or Welsh, as long as they are safely white of course - sure to get a cheap laugh from those who consider themselves superior. Sounds like snobbery to me. Genuine people don't feel the need to put other people down.