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February 22, 2019 by Janet Siroto · Arts & Culture

Emma Thompson Refuses to Work with a Jerk and We Love Her Even More

In this world of tweets about #MeToo and gender equality, one actor shows how actions speak louder than words.

Dame Emma Thompson (yes, she’s a Dame, just like Judi Dench and Helen Mirren) has wowed us for years. What’s your favorite Emma moment? The Oscar wins for her performance in Howards End and her screenplay adaptation of Sense and Sensibility? Her role in the Harry Potter or Nanny McPhee films? Or how about her pitch-perfect, heartbreaking performance in Love Actually? And can we mention that she’s a human-rights and environmental activist, an author, and a charming talk-show guest? Oh, and how about that this week she proved that she’s a crusader for not working with assholes either?

Emma had started work on an animated film called Luck, recording the voice for a character, when—as luck would have it—the studio, Skydance, brought in one John Lasseter to a high-powered role leading the division.

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