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Six years have passed since Emma Watson was last seen in a film, and almost 15 years Since the end of the “Harry Potter” film series. During this time, the actress thought about her connection by far. In a recent appearance on the program “On Purpose with Jay Shetty”, she explained how she managed to continue to appreciate Harry Potter creator JK Rowling despite public criticism-together with Daniel Radcliffe-because of her anti-transfer posture.
Watson about forgiveness and dialogue
“I really don’t think the experience I have and the love, support and views I have mean that I shouldn’t appreciate Jo and the person with whom I had personal experiences,” said Watson. “I will never believe that one excludes the other and that I am not allowed to keep and appreciate my experience with this person. And I just don’t think that this is an either-or.”
She added: “My most intimate wish is that people who do not share my opinion still love me. And that I can continue to love people with whom I do not necessarily have the same opinion. This is a very, very important way for me to go through life … … I think it is less important for me what we say or believe. But often as we say it. This is really important. And this is frustrating and not what you want to hear if you want to be very angry.”
Watson continued that she did not want to reinforce the idea of ”simply throwing people away or that people are dispensable”. She keeps the door to a possible approach to Rowling. Especially because “a conversation was never possible”. Until then, she carefully dealt with public statements. “I just don’t want to say anything that further fueled an already toxic debate,” she said. “It is the reason why I don’t or do not comment on. Not because Jo or the topic would not care. But because the way it is talking about it feels very painful for me.”
Radcliffe about Rowling: “It really makes me sad”
Daniel Radcliffe also reacted in a similar way to Rowle’s statement that she could never forgive him and Watson. “Ultimately, it really makes me really sad,” he said last year. “I see the person I have met, the male we met, the books that she wrote and the world that she created. And all of this is deeply empathetic to me.”
He added: “I worked with the Trevor Project for 12 years, and it would be like enormous cowardice to say nothing. I wanted to help people who were injured by the comments. And I wanted to make it clear: if these are JOS views, then it is not the views of everyone who are connected to the Potter franchise … I will continue to support the rights of all LGBTQ people.”
Watson about Harry Potter and the hardness of Hollywood
Watson also learned to deal with the heights and depths after “Harry Potter”. When she took over other roles, she noticed that it was not as common as in the beloved film series that had shaped her for a decade of her life.
“I came to these sets with the expectation that I had developed at ‘Harry Potter’, namely that the people I worked with would be my family and we stayed lifelong friends,” she said. “That was a very painful experience outside of ‘Harry Potter’ and in Hollywood – really painful, almost like broken bones – because most people in these environments do not look for friendships … I found the rejection really difficult. And I think it was so unusual to shoot a number of films for 12 years and to have a community. broken me. “