War Horse: Emily Watson Interview

Remember to mark your calendars! War Horse is racing into theaters December 25th. I have already seen the film ( full review will be up next week ) but I will say this – it is one of my favorite films of 2011! It is a powerful inspiring story of a connection between a boy and his horse as well as a story about family. Emily Watson ( who I have always enjoyed seeing in films) really brought another layer of excellence to the film as the main character’s mother.

Myself as well as 20 other blogger got the privilege to sit down with Emily Watson in New York City earlier this month and talk about War Horse and about family.

Q : How did you get involved with the project?

A: I got the call. My agent rang me, he’s, uh, Steven Spielberg’s doing WARHORSE and I’d seen the play in London at the National. And I went and had tea with him. At Claridge’s. And he said, I’d like you to do this. And I was, ooh. Uh, it was pretty exciting.

Q : What is your favorite scene in the movie?

A: I think the no-man’s land sequence. Where, when those young boys are running through the, you know, they go over the top and they’re running through and then there’s the gas and then the horses, all that sequence is so powerful.

Q : How do you juggle being a mother with your film work?

A: Well, the longest I’ve ever been away was three weeks. And that was a disaster. It was really, really horrible. And before that it’s only ever been a week. It’s the first question I ask when a job comes up is, where, how long? You know, does it match the school holidays, can we, you know, can they fly us, well you know, it’s obviously that’s how it’s gotta be.

Q : Have your children impacted how you access emotion as an actress?

A: That kind of, uh, irritation and anger that is just like there, you know, when you’re around kids or it can be, is quite easy to access.