'I felt a bit caged,' Emma Watson on her almost 5 year break from acting

Emma Watson hasnrsquot acted since December 2018 when she wrapped production of Greta Gerwigrsquos beloved ldquoLittle Womenrdquo adaptationConsidering the Harry Potter actorrsquos break from acting would touch five years at the end of 2023 she was asked about the reason for her staying away from the cameraIn a recent interview she said that she ldquowasnrsquot very happyrdquo with the profession reported VarietyldquoI think I felt a bit cagedrdquo Watson said ldquoThe thing I found really hard was that I had to go out and sell something that I really didnrsquot have very much control over To stand in front of a film and have every journalist be able to say lsquoHow does this align with your viewpointrsquo It was very difficult to have to be the face and the spokesperson for things where I didnrsquot get to be involved in the processrdquoShe added ldquoI was held accountable in a way that I began to find really frustrating because I didnrsquot have a voice I didnrsquot have a sayrdquo Emma added ldquoAnd I started to realize that I only wanted to stand in front of things where if someone was going to give me flak about it I could say in a way that didnrsquot make me hate myself lsquoYes I screwed up it was my decision I should have done betterrdquoWatson whose acting career includes eight Harry Potter movies along with Darren Aronofskyrsquos Noah The Perks of Being a Wallflower The Bling Ring Beauty and the Beast and more starred as Meg March in Gerwigrsquos Little Women which remains her most recent acting role to date Little Women earned six Oscar nominations including best pictureAlso ReadKevin Costners wife Christine Baumgartner files for divorceWould Watson return to actingAccording to Variety Emma said ldquoYes absolutelyrdquo ldquoBut Irsquom happy to sit and wait for the next right thing I love what I do Itrsquos finding a way to do it where I donrsquot have to fracture myself into different faces and people And I just donrsquot want to switch into robot mode any more Does that make senserdquo she concludedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever