14 DAY TRIAL // At 19, British actress Emma Watson has already made more money that other stars probably get to make in their entire career, and is enjoying the support of a fanbase so large it probably knows no match. Thanks to the highly successful “Harry Potter” film franchise, Emma also has a very promising future ahead of her, but that’s not to say she’s not afraid to leap towards it, as she reveals in a recent interview with the Daily Mail.
Once shooting for “Harry Potter” ends and she stops being Hermione, Emma will undoubtedly have a very successful career ahead of her. Still, since she literally grew up playing this part and “Harry Potter” has been so important for her for most of her life until now, the star says she feels the moment when she will have to say goodbye will probably be one of the worst of her life. Right now, Watson admits, the thought is more than she can bear.
“It’s going to sound dramatic, but I feel like my life as I know it will be over. My whole life has been about Harry Potter and then all of that will shut down and I don’t know what it will be like.” Emma says of how she thinks of life after Harry. For what it’s worth, other movie-oriented publications point out, it could very well be that Emma is speaking straight from her heart, since she certainly doesn’t lack offers even now when she’s still attached to “Harry Potter.” Watson is currently shooting “Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows,” the last film, which has been scheduled for release in 2010 and 2011.
Speaking of Hermione, the actress reveals that it was perhaps her very youth that made her love the character so much, since she lacked experience too and she could relate to her, at times up to the point of not even needing to act. “When we started, we were so young. I think we probably had to grow up quicker than other children do. We had a lot more responsibility. In that sense it was difficult; there was a lot of pressure.” Watson says of the early stages of the franchise. “For the first two films I was just getting to grips with being on a film set. I was just like Hermione for those early films – I didn’t need to act that much because I was that little girl.” she adds.
In the same interview, Emma Watson also reveals she sees the Hermione part as “her academy,” since she now has to force herself to play her, especially since she continues to be extremely innocent and vulnerable. Because of all of the above, the idea that the day will come and Emma will have to say goodbye to Hermione for eternity is downright terrifying. See here for the rest of the interview.