Emma Watson has revealed how she still feels like a fake when it comes to her film career.
Despite winning accolades for her performance as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter film franchise and starring in movies such as The Perks Of Being A Wallflower, Noah and The Bling Ring, the 25-year-old actress admitted she still has doubts over her acting abilities.
Asked if acting came naturally to her, Emma told Vogue UK: “It’s something I’ve really wrestled with. I’ve gone back and I’ve quizzed my parents. When I was younger, I just did it. I just acted. It was just there. It was just something I did.
“So now when I receive recognition for my acting, I feel incredibly uncomfortable. I tend to turn in on myself. I feel like an imposter,” she added.
Emma, who graces the front cover of the magazine, said she has a new-found confidence since becoming a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN, where she has fronted the HeForShe equality rights campaign.
“Part of me relaxed after I took on that position; it gave me a sense of belonging and purpose,” she explained.
“Everything clicked into place, in a way that it hadn’t before. I understood what I’m here to do and knew where to channel all this energy that has been coming at me.”
She added: “I now feel this sense of peace. People say that I’m different since I did it.”
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