We want to be Emma Watson and it’s not for the reasons that you think. Yes, she’s talented and she’s beautiful. But the reason we want to be her is because she is selfless and keeps on giving. She is all about using who she is to change the world, rather than just settling on “this is the way things are.”
And that is something we admire.
She’s taking the next year off and it’s not for any other reason than to make a change in the world and herself. In a recent interview with Paper Magazine the starlet said, “I’m taking a year away from acting to focus on two things, really. My own personal development is one,” Emma said. “I know that you read a book a day. My own personal task is to read a book a week, and also to read a book a month as part of my book club. I’m doing a huge amount of reading and study just on my own. I almost thought about going and doing a year of gender studies, then I realized that I was learning so much by being on the ground and just speaking with people and doing my reading. That I was learning so much on my own. I actually wanted to keep on the path that I’m on. I’m reading a lot this year, and I want to do a lot of listening.”
We admire that Emma. We can’t wait to see what you do with your year off.