Emma Watson Interviewed for Wonderland Magazine

Feb 05, 2014

Posted by: Mel

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Emma Watson was interviewed for the upcoming February/March issue of Wonderland magazine, which will be released tomorrow. Watson was the guest editor for this issue and will appear on the cover.
A variety of topics were covered during the interview, including Watson’s feelings on her education at Brown and how it differed from being on the Harry Potter set:

D: Speaking of Brown, I’m very proud that you are going to be an official Ivy League graduate soon.

E: Yes! I’m going to graduate in May, which I can’t believe. I can’t. I just can’t! Very exciting.

D: So, tell me: What do you plan on doing with that major?

E: Tough question¦ I’ve been very fulfilled by my studies. English has helped me think in an analytical way. It’s helped me see the world from new perspectives. Diving into these stories and characters has given richness to my own life. And now, when I read scripts or look at stories, I have these references for a larger understanding of humanity. I’m sure it will make my job as an actress more interesting.

D: I visited you on the Harry Potter set a few times, and it was like a little family and everyone knew each other.

E: It was. I miss the people too. I miss the familiarity.

D: And to go from that to a new place, a new school, with new friends ’ must not have been easy, right?

E: I really wanted a new experience. I loved not knowing anyone. It felt very exciting, and I felt like I was striking out on my own in a very real, very new way. But there’s this thing called the Sophomore Slump, which is a phenomenon that is apparently known and recognized, though I had never heard of it. It caught me by surprise. For the first year at university, everything is new and exciting. You don’t realize that you don’t have your support structure, your home comforts, and all those touchstones that help keep you on track. Then, after the first year, when the adrenaline wears off, you find yourself in a slump. That’s what happened to me by the end of my third term. I felt very unsettled and lost.

D: My mother always told me that in struggles we find strength.

E: She’s right. Now I really know how to take care of myself, how to be alone, how to deal with stress. If I hadn’t been through that time, I wouldn’t have got there. I never knew I had limits. You make good friends and you make bad friends, and you have to figure it all out. You realize you can’t do everything. I really did think I could do it all ’ commute back to the UK for Potter filming and press, then go to Brown for finals, and keep up with my friends and family. You can’t do by the way. You do have to take breaks. It’s how I became interested in meditation and yoga. I developed bedtime rituals.

You can read the rest of the interview, and see some fashion photographs of Watson, here.





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