00:00Long ago, at the age of 10, Emma Watson started her acting career by successfully auditioning for the Harry Potter
00:07franchise.
00:07She bagged the role of Daniel Radcliffe's bossy but smart friend, Hermione Granger.
00:12And since her on-screen debut, everything she does seems right.
00:16Emma has won numerous important awards for her performances, making her a true A-list actress.
00:22Due to the generous paychecks she received for her appearances in the eight Harry Potter films,
00:26she probably doesn't have to work for money ever again.
00:30However, Emma loves getting into character and has no plans to stop acting.
00:34It is a life study. It's a study of human beings and people and I think that's why I like
00:42it so much
00:43because I'm just always interested in stories and people's stories.
00:47Emma's not a simple girl at all. Did you know that she won a poetry competition at the age of
00:527?
00:53And although she spent most of her teenage years on the set of Harry Potter, she still decided to go
00:57to college in between.
00:58She graduated from Ivy League University Brown in 2014 with a bachelor's degree in English literature.
01:05It's pretty clear that Emma is a really smart girl.
01:09That's also very evident when we hear her speak about the influence technology and social media have on our lives.
01:15Because where most other it girls her age use apps like Snapchat and Instagram on a daily basis,
01:20Emma is very aware of the negative side to it all.
01:23We're constantly sort of making this virtual diary of our lives all the time,
01:30collecting these photographs and images and, you know, what we're doing.
01:35So I think that's definitely had a huge impact.
01:40I mean, I don't think it's all negative.
01:44I think there are some amazing things about the way that technology is enabling us to communicate.
01:49But, I mean, it's certainly having an effect and it's certainly something that I think people need to consider and
01:55be aware of.
01:56A true role model, Emma mainly uses her social media accounts to do good.
02:00After giving an incredibly powerful speech for gender equality at the UN in 2014,
02:05the British star launched the hashtag HeForShe,
02:08which is a campaign that urges people to stand together for gender equality.
02:13On top of that, Watson is also really committed to saving the planet with her fashion choices.
02:18When she kicked off the press tour for her movie Beauty and the Beast in 2017,
02:23the actress also launched a second Instagram account dedicated to her eco-fashion wardrobe,
02:28posting snaps of garments made out of recycled plastic bottles or leftover fabric from previous collections.
02:34In a world where many stars who've been in the spotlight from such a young age fall victim to the
02:39pressures of being a celebrity,
02:41often turning to drinking and doing drugs,
02:43Emma Watson stands as a great example of a young actress who lives her life with honesty and dignity.
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