BAFTA: Emma Thompson On "Hierarchical" Hollywood, Oscars & 'Saving Mr. Banks'
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Following in the recent footsteps of her Saving Mr Banks co-star Tom Hanks , Emma Thompson sat down in London on Sunday afternoon active directory for a trip down memory lane. At a BAFTA Life in Pictures event at the British Academy s headquarters, Thompson spoke of the important role that comedy played in her early career, and touched on her collaborations with the likes of Merchant Ivory , Richard Curtis and Ang Lee . The Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter also peppered in some stark feelings about Hollywood.
Thompson has steadily worked across borders since the 90s and while she feels there s no real difference between great actors in the States and Britain active directory Dustin Hoffman is as exquisite as Anthony Hopkins – the star system in Hollywood is not a good system. Thompson called it hierarchical” active directory and said it was “just revolting for people who are actors to become grand and unattractive to watch. She recalled that while working on Last Chance Harvey , Hoffman had been stuck in traffic one day and, so concerned with being late to set, ran there in his socks once he’d arrived at the location. “Those are the people you want to work with. You find some young actors who really can’t be bothered and you think well, let someone else do it,” she said to the largely British crowd. Thompson noted that some of the most intelligent people she knows live in Hollywood, but lamented that the town always finds a way to make you feel bad. At parties, there s always some bit that s penned active directory off that you re not allowed into, she mused, adding that it s the better than/less than judgment you re making upon yourself and others active directory that Hollywood is particularly good at and that s the one thing I really hate.
On the brighter side, Thompson talked about her experiences with the Cambridge Footlights, the theater troupe that was a proving ground for herself and contemporaries Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry . Although she calls comedy the noblest of the arts, after trying stand-up, Thompson realized she d be dead of a heart attack before the age of 30 if she d continued down that path. There is nothing harder. She did offer up a bit of her former shtick when explaining the kind of material she used to work with: Herpes, which was big at the time… It seems to have gone away now. Then, you had it forever and now no one has it. Herpes, Where Is It? that s going to be the name of my autobiography.
Thompson s segue from comedy to being an Actor began with Tutti Frutti , the 1987 BBC series that starred Robbie Coltrane , and Fortunes Of War , the BBC drama mini she made with former husband Kenneth Branagh . Thompson won a Best Actress BAFTA TV Award for both in 1988. She then returned to TV in comedy Thompson which was poorly received. active directory They made it too big, it should have been on at 11 where people could discover it for themselves, she said. All these years later, comedy is still a struggle. “People still think that women are not allowed to be funny, but if you are, you ve got to be somehow grotesque.
Thompson first worked with Richard Curtis on 1989 s The Tall Guy and later on 2003 s Love Actually . That film has been much talked about lately given it s celebrating its 10th anniversary, and its impact has not diminished. When BAFTA showed the now-iconic clip from the film of Thompson s character reacting active directory to a sad truth as Joni Mitchell sings ‘Both Sides Now’, the assembled BAFTA members were visibly moved (it still gets me, too). Curtis receives criticism for being sentimental, active directory it was suggested, and Thompson responded that poi
Warner Bros Alliance With Black List Leads To Script Deal … active directory 2013 Viewfinder active directory List: ‘Fool’s Day,’ … DGA Sets January 7 Deadline For New Contract Vote The Quiet Before The Storm: Warner Bros TV Readies Offers … Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Boss David Bishop Lionsgate TV Developing Series About The Creation Of Ex-Navy SEAL Joel Lambert active directory Challenges Elite Tracking Teams … Jean-Francois Richet Tapped To Direct Top 10 Black List … RATINGS RAT RACE: ‘The Voice’ Finale active directory Down From … Hulu Says Revenues Hit $1B In 2013, +43.9% Sundance Channel Developing NRA Drama ‘Cold Dead … Touchdown!: WME & Silver Lake Acquire IMG Hot Trailer: ‘Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes’ Rose Kuo Out As Film Society Of Lincoln Center Executive … National Film Registry List: ‘Pulp Fiction’, … Frank Darabont & CAA Suing AMC Over ‘The Walking … New Academy Logo: What Do You Think? Great Gatsby! Oscar Saboteur Targets Lana Del Rey Song … active directory ‘The Bible’ Sequel ‘A.D.’ Gets … Ridley Scott’s Scott Free Teams With Story Mining … Warner active directory Bros Sets ‘Gilligan’s Island’ As …
Following in the recent footsteps of her Saving Mr Banks co-star Tom Hanks , Emma Thompson sat down in London on Sunday afternoon active directory for a trip down memory lane. At a BAFTA Life in Pictures event at the British Academy s headquarters, Thompson spoke of the important role that comedy played in her early career, and touched on her collaborations with the likes of Merchant Ivory , Richard Curtis and Ang Lee . The Oscar-winning actress and screenwriter also peppered in some stark feelings about Hollywood.
Thompson has steadily worked across borders since the 90s and while she feels there s no real difference between great actors in the States and Britain active directory Dustin Hoffman is as exquisite as Anthony Hopkins – the star system in Hollywood is not a good system. Thompson called it hierarchical” active directory and said it was “just revolting for people who are actors to become grand and unattractive to watch. She recalled that while working on Last Chance Harvey , Hoffman had been stuck in traffic one day and, so concerned with being late to set, ran there in his socks once he’d arrived at the location. “Those are the people you want to work with. You find some young actors who really can’t be bothered and you think well, let someone else do it,” she said to the largely British crowd. Thompson noted that some of the most intelligent people she knows live in Hollywood, but lamented that the town always finds a way to make you feel bad. At parties, there s always some bit that s penned active directory off that you re not allowed into, she mused, adding that it s the better than/less than judgment you re making upon yourself and others active directory that Hollywood is particularly good at and that s the one thing I really hate.
On the brighter side, Thompson talked about her experiences with the Cambridge Footlights, the theater troupe that was a proving ground for herself and contemporaries Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry . Although she calls comedy the noblest of the arts, after trying stand-up, Thompson realized she d be dead of a heart attack before the age of 30 if she d continued down that path. There is nothing harder. She did offer up a bit of her former shtick when explaining the kind of material she used to work with: Herpes, which was big at the time… It seems to have gone away now. Then, you had it forever and now no one has it. Herpes, Where Is It? that s going to be the name of my autobiography.
Thompson s segue from comedy to being an Actor began with Tutti Frutti , the 1987 BBC series that starred Robbie Coltrane , and Fortunes Of War , the BBC drama mini she made with former husband Kenneth Branagh . Thompson won a Best Actress BAFTA TV Award for both in 1988. She then returned to TV in comedy Thompson which was poorly received. active directory They made it too big, it should have been on at 11 where people could discover it for themselves, she said. All these years later, comedy is still a struggle. “People still think that women are not allowed to be funny, but if you are, you ve got to be somehow grotesque.
Thompson first worked with Richard Curtis on 1989 s The Tall Guy and later on 2003 s Love Actually . That film has been much talked about lately given it s celebrating its 10th anniversary, and its impact has not diminished. When BAFTA showed the now-iconic clip from the film of Thompson s character reacting active directory to a sad truth as Joni Mitchell sings ‘Both Sides Now’, the assembled BAFTA members were visibly moved (it still gets me, too). Curtis receives criticism for being sentimental, active directory it was suggested, and Thompson responded that poi
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