{"id":447996,"date":"2025-09-24T13:24:21","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:24:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/447996\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T13:24:21","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T13:24:21","slug":"emma-watson-admits-she-misses-acting-profoundly-but-slams-promoting-movies-as-soul-destroying-seven-years-on-from-her-last-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/447996\/","title":{"rendered":"Emma Watson admits she &#8216;misses acting profoundly&#8217; but slams promoting movies as &#8216;soul-destroying&#8217; seven years on from her last role"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"mol-bullets-with-font\">\n<li class=\"\"><strong>Have YOU got a story? Email tips@dailymail.co.uk\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/profile-4361\/alex-doyle.html\" class=\"author\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ALEX DOYLE &#8211; SENIOR SHOWBUSINESS REPORTER<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Published:  06:40 EDT, 24 September 2025   |  Updated:  07:27 EDT, 24 September 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\"><a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/emma_watson\/index.html\" id=\"mol-14f37b70-992b-11f0-9b2d-3d2be6fd0b3d\" rel=\"noopener\">Emma Watson<\/a> has admitted she &#8216;misses&#8217; acting nearly seven years on from her final appearance on the big screen.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The actress, 35, is best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/harry-potter\/index.html\" id=\"mol-153eb540-992b-11f0-9b2d-3d2be6fd0b3d\" rel=\"noopener\">Harry Potter<\/a>\u00a0film series, starring alongside <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/daniel-radcliffe\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4dcd17b0-992d-11f0-9b2d-3d2be6fd0b3d\" rel=\"noopener\">Daniel Radcliffe<\/a> and <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/rupert-grint\/index.html\" id=\"mol-4df0f360-992d-11f0-9b2d-3d2be6fd0b3d\" rel=\"noopener\">Rupert Grint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It catapulted her to fame as she played the fan-favourite character in all eight movies, from 2001 until the final Deathly Hallows chapter in 2011.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">However, Emma has not acted in a film since 2018.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Despite her love for the job, Emma said that she did not miss &#8216;selling&#8217; her movies, which she branded &#8216;soul-destroying&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She explained: &#8216;I think I&#8217;ll be honest and straightforward, and say: I do not miss selling things.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c23a727c8e5026d6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102409753-15128871-Emma_Watson_has_admitted_she_misses_acting_nearly_seven_years_on-m-5_175871296954.jpeg\" height=\"764\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Emma Watson has admitted she 'misses' acting nearly seven years on from her final appearance on the big screen (pictured in 2023)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Emma Watson has admitted she &#8216;misses&#8217; acting nearly seven years on from her final appearance on the big screen (pictured in 2023)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-3adb62f299bd50b3\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102409765-15128871-image-a-59_1758709708061.jpg\" height=\"382\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The actress, 35, is best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, starring alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The actress, 35, is best known for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film series, starring alongside Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;I found that to be quite soul-destroying. But I do very much miss using my skill set, and I very much miss the art. I just found I got to do so little of the bit that I actually enjoyed.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Emma continued to <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" class=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/hollywoodauthentic.com\/emma-watson\/\">Hollywood Authentic<\/a>:\u00a0&#8216;The moment you get on a film set, you don&#8217;t get very long for rehearsal.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;But the moment you get to talk through a scene &#8211; or I got to prepare and think about how I wanted to do something &#8211; and then the minute the camera rolls, and getting to just completely forget about everything else in the world other than that one moment &#8211; it&#8217;s such an intense form of meditation. Because you just cannot be anywhere else.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">&#8216;It\u2019s so freeing. I miss that profoundly. But I don\u2019t miss the pressure. I forgot it was a lot of pressure.&#8217;\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In the same interview, Emma recalled how <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15122937\/Emma-Watson-opens-struggles-growing-child-star.html\" rel=\"noopener\">she was &#8216;really afraid&#8217; when she shot to fame<\/a> as a young child star.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Emma&#8217;s last movie credit was for Greta Gerwig&#8217;s Little Women adaption, a coming-of-age period drama film.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">During her hiatus from the camera, Emma was <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-12639053\/Emma-Watson-Oxford-University-Harry-Potter.html\" rel=\"noopener\">enrolled into Oxford University, studying Creative Writing.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">After wrapping her final scenes on Harry Potter, Emma spent the following decade landing leading roles in hits such as The Circle with Tom Hanks, Disney&#8217;s Beauty And The Beast live-action remake and thriller Regression with Ethan Hawke.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Last year, Emma split from Brandon Green, son of former British Home Stores tycoon Sir Philip Green, following an 18-month romance.<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-c6db532b735944aa\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102409755-15128871-image-a-61_1758709734714.jpg\" height=\"890\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Emma has not acted in a film since 2018, with the star now revealing how she doesn't miss 'selling' her movies which she said was 'soul-destroying'\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Emma has not acted in a film since 2018, with the star now revealing how she doesn&#8217;t miss &#8216;selling&#8217; her movies which she said was &#8216;soul-destroying&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-223ce0330038f678\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102409805-15128871-image-a-60_1758709712406.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\" alt=\"The franchise catapulted her to fame as she played the fan-favourite character in all eight movies, from 2001 until the final Deathly Hallows chapter in 2011 (pictured in 2000)\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">The franchise catapulted her to fame as she played the fan-favourite character in all eight movies, from 2001 until the final Deathly Hallows chapter in 2011 (pictured in 2000)<\/p>\n<p>   <img decoding=\"async\" id=\"i-1b539d85e2ecee65\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/102409867-15128871-image-a-62_1758709768875.jpg\" height=\"951\" width=\"634\" alt=\"Emma's last movie credit was for Greta Gerwig's Little Women adaption, a coming-of-age period drama film\" class=\"blkBorder img-share\" style=\"max-width:100%\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>   <\/p>\n<p class=\"imageCaption\">Emma&#8217;s last movie credit was for Greta Gerwig&#8217;s Little Women adaption, a coming-of-age period drama film<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Just last month she stunned in a red polka dot maxi dress <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-15046309\/Emma-Watson-stuns-coastal-stroll-mystery-Saint-Tropez-cosy-mystery-man.html\" rel=\"noopener\">as she enjoyed a picnic and painting date with a new male love interest<\/a> in an Oxford park.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">In July, <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" target=\"_self\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-14910345\/Emma-Watson-BANNED-driving-caught-doing-38mph-30-zone-fourth-speeding-offence-two-years.html\" rel=\"noopener\">Emma was banned from driving for six months<\/a> after she was caught speeding in an Audi worth \u00a330,000.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She sentenced at High Wycombe Magistrates&#8217; Court after admitting driving at 38mph in a 30mph zone &#8211; her fourth driving offence in less than two years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Emma received three points on her licence, in addition to nine points from driving offences in October 2023, November 2023 and January 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">She was also told to pay \u00a31,044 in fines, including \u00a3660 for a guilty plea, a \u00a3264 surcharge and \u00a3120 cost.<\/p>\n<p>                    Share or comment on this article:<br \/>\n                        Emma Watson admits she &#8216;misses acting profoundly&#8217; but slams promoting movies as &#8216;soul-destroying&#8217; seven years on from her last role<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Have YOU got a story? 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