Harry Potter Star Not "Ungrateful" During Contract Talks
Emma Watson as Hermione Granger courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures
Emma Watson, who was
rumored to be a holdout during contract talks for the final two
Harry Potter films -
Half-blood Prince and
Deathly Hallows - regrets that she came off as being a tough negotiator, but invites any detractors to spend a moment in her sorceress' hat. "People underestimate what a big decision this was for me," the 17-year-old says in this weekend's
Parade. "This is the next three or four years of my life. Being in the spotlight and the lack of freedom are the sort of things that held me back. People will see that as ungrateful, but you never know until you've walked in someone else's shoes. I love it, and that's why I'm back, but I had to make it work for me."
As for that eventual life after
Potter, she ventures, "It will be the weirdest thing ever." And you have to imagine she has seen
Equus.
