Emma Watson: Guys Are Intimidated By Me, I Wasn't Bullied At Brown

About to take on evil wizard Voldemort for the very last time, Emma Watson stands ready, finally, to take on her next challenge.

"I was in denial," she told the Sunday Times Style Magazine about her brief retreat into the anonymity of college life. "I wanted to pretend I wasn't as famous as I was. I was trying to seek out normality, but I kind of have to accept who I am, the position I'm in and what happened."

The position she's in is beloved megastar of the most successful movie franchise in the world. And while her run in "Harry Potter," is ending with next month's eighth and final volume, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2," she has plenty more on her plate. Watson is the new face of Lancome, and is set to star in the big screen adaptation of the angst-teen novel "The Perks of Being a Wallflower."

As for that foray into college -- she took a break this spring -- she swears she's not done with her education and will be returning to school in the fall. And while she won't be going back to Brown, she swear it has nothing to do with alleged bullying.

"It made me so sad when all this stuff came out that I left Brown because I was being bullied. It made no sense at all. Brown has been the opposite. I've never even been asked for an autograph on campus. I threw a party for nearly 100 students and not a single person put a photo on Facebook," she told the paper. "Anyway, even if I was being given a hard time, I wasn't going to wuss out of university because someone said 'Wingardium leviosa' to me in a corridor, or 'Ten points for Gryffindor.' I've been dealing with the media since I was nine. If I can't stand up to a few people giving me a hard time, it's a bit pathetic, really. I've had so much worse."

Watson does admit, however, that dating has been a bit of a problem for her as of late.

"I say to my friends, 'Why hasn't X called me? Why doesn't anyone ever pursue me?' They're like, 'Probably because they're intimidated.' It must be the fame wall," she said. "It must be the circus that goes around me. Me, as a person, I find it hard to believe I would be intimidating."

In fact, when she does hear from guys, it's not always a positive experience.

"Sometimes, maybe because they feel intimidated, they feel they have to knock me down. They know perfectly well who I am, but they'll ask me, 'How are the Narnia films going?'" she laments. "I'm single at the minute."

For much more, click over to the Times Sunday Style Magazine or the blog WatsonUncensored.

Comments

[Jamf]

10:45 AM on 06/10/2011

Sounds like she has a very good, very level-headed sense of self.

[valluhree]

01:23 AM on 06/10/2011

I love how people are making attacks against her character, as if they know her or something.
Tell me, what do those empty statements say about the caliber of your character?

That's what I thought.

Now, I wish Emma Watson all the best in life. She's a smart, beautiful young woman, and I'm very glad that she's choosing to continue her education rather than get by on acting.

[eskatyt]

10:23 PM on 06/09/2011

I was thinking she looks like a younger Winona Ryder. Maybe they can do a movie together. Like Freaky Friday or something. :)

Keep up the good work, Emma.

Be cool. Stay in school.

[emm29056]

09:25 PM on 06/09/2011

Sounds like bullying to me.

This kid should have never come to this country to go to school with our ill-bred, ill-mannered students...if she thought the males might have the maturity of 10 year olds.

I am ashamed she was treated like this in this country. She might do better at a good public school in Califormia rather than with old money brats.

[Hypnos Rises]

06:21 PM on 06/09/2011

Why do you all have such animosity toward her?? What has she said or done to receive such disregard and hostility? She is simply torn between the acting and academic worlds. I found that the people who immerse themselves in various artforms and cultures, never get the kindness and human respect from most other people. People like you. Simply because she doesn't choose to stick to one thing. Ask yourselves these questions. What crime has she commited to elicit such a violent response? Do you treat others in your world with this volume of incivility?

[kingly]

03:07 PM on 06/09/2011

Maybe 'cause you're not that hot.

[robert horwitz]

09:18 AM on 06/09/2011

Sorry Emma this is the first time that I have heard of you but I really don't want you to feel bad so I will make the sacrifice and date you. As far as me possibly feeling intimidated I can live with that as long as you take me to nice places and you pay the bills.

[ricchh]

09:13 AM on 06/09/2011

Guys dont date you because you are not nice and boring.

[Lordcron]

07:22 AM on 06/09/2011

Really? Cause I'd walk right past her. I've dealt with celebs for a living and most of them have ego's that are way past out of control. She may not be worth to smell your farts.

[cabrobst]

06:54 AM on 06/09/2011

Maybe if she puts on two popsicle sticks connected by a string she would be more approachable, like Katy Perry.

[GEM-592]

03:00 AM on 06/09/2011

I'll date you if you're payin'

[George Hensler]

12:17 AM on 06/09/2011

If Emma were really looking to date college boys, Brown was pretty much the last place she should have been. Aside from maybe Brandeis and, I suppose, some fashion design schools, she couldn't have picked a school where she was less likely to meet a straight guy.

[cabrobst]

06:57 AM on 06/09/2011

Have you ever noticed how young women go through a period where they like men who are prettier than they are? Like Kristen Stewart. Sparkle dude was totally gay.

[SuperMoncho]

11:10 PM on 06/08/2011

Ill date you. You beautiful talented wealthy British woman. Happy to oblige.

[Keyop]

09:08 PM on 06/08/2011

Who's Emma Watson?

[michelesda]

08:59 PM on 06/08/2011

"Why doesn't anyone ever pursue me?"

Well, okay, time to step up; I volunteer. I mean, It's a big, dirty job, but somebody's gotta do it.