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7 November 2024

Emily Watson Q&A: “Happiness is something that comes and goes in waves”

The actor on the Booker Prize-winning author Paul Lynch and being a master of time-wasting.

By New Statesman

Emily Watson was born in 1967 in London. She is an actress appearing both on stage and on screen. She was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for her role in HBO’s Chernobyl.

The most memorable one was when it was Cup final day. I must have been three or four and I remember the street festooned in red and white. The boy next door, Jimmy – who I was in love with – was a big Arsenal fan and his baby sister was in an Arsenal nappy. I’ve been an Arsenal fan ever since. Very formative experience. It made a big impression on me.

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