Emma Charlotte Duerre Watson, born April 15, 1990 in Paris, is a British actress and activist best recognized for her role as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter series.
Her early life in Oxfordshire, England, saw her participate in school plays and acting classes.
In 1999, Watson began her cinematic journey with J.K. Rowling’s “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”, continuing to star in all subsequent series films until 2011.
Post-Potter, Watson took roles in films like “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” (2012), “The Bling Ring” (2013), “The Circle” (2017) and the 2019 adaptation of “Little Women”.
Alongside acting, Watson attended Brown University, graduating in 2014 with a degree in English literature.
A fervent advocate for women’s rights, she became a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador in 2014 and initiated an online feminist book club, Our Shared Shelf, from 2016 to 2020.
I have collected a list of best quotes from Emma Watson for you.
Best Emma Watson Quotes
1. “If not me, who? If not now, when?” ~ (Emma Watson).
2. “Believe in yourself and go for it.” ~ (Emma Watson).
3. “Don’t feel stupid if you don’t like what everyone else pretends to love.” ~ (Emma Watson).
4. “If we stop defining each other by what we are not and start defining ourselves by what we are, we can all be freer.”~ (Emma Watson).
5. “I’m excited about the aging process. I’m more interested in women who aren’t perfect. They’re more compelling.”~ (Emma Watson).
6. “It is time that we all see gender as a spectrum instead of two sets of opposing ideals.”~ (Emma Watson).
7. “I never feel so accomplished as when I open a tough jar.”
8. “Don’t expect change to happen overnight, even if it’s not always visible it’s making more impact than you think.”
9. “What gets scary is when your self-worth is tied up in what strangers think of you.”~ (Emma Watson).
10. You can only really look beautiful if you feel beautiful on the inside. It shows through your face, the way you move and the way you hold yourself.”
11. “The saddest thing for a girl to do is to dumb herself down for a guy.” ~ (Emma Watson).
Inspiring Emma Watson Quotes
12. “Young girls are told you have to be the delicate princess. Hermione taught them that you can be the warrior.” ~ (Emma Watson).
13. “There’s nothing wrong with being afraid. It’s not the absence of fear, it’s overcoming it. Sometimes you’ve got to blast through and have faith.” ~ (Emma Watson).
14. “If I was going to be a princess, I would be a warrior princess.” ~ (Emma Watson).
15. “If you believe in equality, you’re a feminist. Sorry to tell you.” ~ (Emma Watson).
16. “We really damage our own confidence when we put ourselves down, so I try not to.” ~ (Emma Watson).
17. “Feminism is equality: politically; culturally; socially; economically. That’s it, that simple.” ~ (Emma Watson).
18. “I truly, truly believe that beauty is something that comes from within.” ~ (Emma Watson).
19. “Becoming yourself is really hard and confusing, and it’s a process. It’s often not cool to be the person who puts themselves out there.” ~ (Emma Watson).
20. “I don’t want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about.” ~ (Emma Watson).
21. “It’s important to read because it’s really good for your vocabulary. It’s really good for your imagination. I enjoy reading because I find it relaxing.” ~ (Emma Watson).
Top Emma Watson Quotes
22. “I’ve found that if ultimately, if you truly pour your heart into what you believe in, even if it makes you vulnerable, amazing things can and will happen.” ~ (Emma Watson).
23. “There’s nothing interesting about looking perfect.” ~ (Emma Watson).
24. “I really believe that you have to earn things. I don’t feel comfortable unless I have worked really hard.” ~ (Emma Watson).
25. “For the record, feminism by definition is: ‘The belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes.’” ~ (Emma Watson).
26. “Gender equality, historically has been predominantly a women’s movement for women. But I think the impact of gender inequality and how it’s affecting men hasn’t really been addressed.” ~ (Emma Watson).
27. “Harry Potter’s like Santa Clause: something you can’t see but wish was real so badly that you end up believing in it.” ~ (Emma Watson).
28. “Being passionate is not what makes you a girl, it’s what makes you a human.” ~ (Emma Watson).
29. “It sounds so geeky, but I really do like studying and reading, and if I’m not working on ‘Harry Potter,’ then my greatest relaxation is to sit with a book.” ~ (Emma Watson).
Famous Emma Watson Quotes
30. “I’m not going to school just for the academics – I wanted to share ideas, to be around people who are passionate about learning.” ~ (Emma Watson).
31. “Men think it’s a women’s word. But what it means is that you believe in equality, and if you stand for equality, then you’re a feminist. Sorry to tell you. You’re a feminist. You’re a feminist. That’s it.” ~ (Emma Watson).
32. “Even worse than seeing women’s privacy violated on social media is reading the accompanying comments that show such a lack of empathy.” ~ (Emma Watson).
33. “Don’t think I’m going off to find myself though. I already know who I am.” ~ (Emma Watson).
34. “It makes me sad to hear girls constantly putting themselves down. We have these unbelievably high expectations of ourselves, when actually we’re human beings and our bodies have a function.” ~ (Emma Watson).
35. “It sounds like a cliche but I also learnt that you’re not going to fall for the right person until you really love yourself and feel good about how you are.” ~ (Emma Watson).
36. “There’s nothing interesting about looking perfect – you lose the point. You want what you’re wearing to say something about you, about who you are.” ~ (Emma Watson).
37. “If men don’t have to be aggressive in order to be accepted, women won’t feel compelled to be submissive. If men don’t have to control, women won’t have to be controlled.” ~ (Emma Watson).
38. “But it’s a journey and the sad thing is you only learn from experience, so as much as someone can tell you things, you have to go out there and make your own mistakes in order to learn.” ~ (Emma Watson).
Inspirational Emma Watson Quotes
39. “The human race is like a bird and it needs both wings to be able to fly. And, at the moment, one of its wings is clipped and we’re never going to be able to fly as high.” ~ (Emma Watson).
40. “We are tapping into what the world wants: to be a part of change.” ~ (Emma Watson).
41. “Our society in general devalues the ‘she’ – qualities that are associated with the feminine that are found in all of us. As a result there’s this imbalance and this distortion and it’s hindering our progress.” ~ (Emma Watson).
42. “No country in the world can yet say they have achieved gender equality.” ~ (Emma Watson).
43. “I really love animals and enjoy working with them.” ~ (Emma Watson).
44. “I’ve never understood having crushes on people who you don’t know in real life. I only crush on people I meet. I mean, I can appreciate that someone is good-looking, obviously, but I don’t intend to fantasize about people I don’t know!” ~ (Emma Watson).
45. “I really never break the rules. I’m not scared to say what I think or if I really disagree with something then I’ll say it, but I’m not kind of like a born rebel.” ~ (Emma Watson).
46. “Hermione uses all these big long tongue twister words. I don’t know what she’s going on about half the time!” ~ (Emma Watson).
47. “I don’t have perfect teeth, I’m not stick thin. I want to be the person who feels great in her body and can say that she loves it and doesn’t want to change anything.” ~ (Emma Watson).
Motivational Emma Watson Quotes
48. “We had fun just messing around and being awkward like they would be awkward. There’s always that stage in a friendship when you wonder whether it could be more.” ~ (Emma Watson).
49. “My friends are all really nice about my fame, they’re just curious really, they ask lots of questions.” ~ (Emma Watson).
50. “Men don’t have the benefits of equality either.” ~ (Emma Watson).
51. “I’m going to do what I want to do. I’m going to be who I really am. I’m going to figure out what that is.” ~ (Emma Watson).
52. “The less you reveal the more people can wonder.” ~ (Emma Watson).
53. “Girls should never be afraid to be smart.” ~ (Emma Watson).
54. “Don’t let anyone tell you what you can or cannot do, or cannot achieve. Do. Not. Allow. It.” ~ (Emma Watson).
55. “I don’t want other people to decide who I am. I want to decide that for myself.” ~ (Emma Watson).
56. “I like books that aren’t just lovely but that have memories in themselves. Just like playing a song, picking up a book again that has memories can take you back to another place or another time.” ~ (Emma Watson).
57. “All I can do is follow my instincts, because I’ll never please everyone.” ~ (Emma Watson).