Dame Emma Thompson changed career because of "misogynistic critics".
The ‘Late Night’ star has revealed she originally planned to be a comedienne but decided to ditch that for acting after putting up with sexism.
Speaking about her BBC comedy show, ‘Thompson’, she said: "Thompson was ripped apart by critics. They said it was ‘man-hating’. You can’t imagine how terrible they were, so destructive and deeply, inutterably misogynistic. I absolutely know that now, but I didn’t then. At the time, I couldn’t get out of bed. I thought, ‘All right, maybe I shouldn’t be doing this’. So I got into serious acting. I’m quite good at serious acting."
And Emma insists her critics don’t have an effect on her.
She added: "I guess I just don’t care. I’ve been trashed in the press, my career was absolutely changed by the response of those misogynistic critics. But I just don’t care. It’s not to say that it wasn’t painful, but I knew I couldn’t work properly in a false environment because nothing would be any good at all. It’s exhausting."
The 60-year-old actress thinks being independent is so important for a woman.
She told Stuff.co.nz: "I think my response was a sensible one. I had to support myself. I had to earn money. I really mean that, especially as a woman.
"You must be able to earn your own living. You cannot be dependent upon someone else’s wage. Money is so important to young women."
Dame Emma Thompson changed career due to misogynistic critics
