Awards season isn't always as glamorous as it looks: Emma Thompson revealed she became 'seriously ill' while campaigning for both of her Oscar runs.
, who revealed she became "seriously ill" while campaigning for both of her Oscar runs. A five-time nominee, the British actress won the award twice, first for Best Actress in 1993 forin which she also starred.
"Both times I had to do the Oscars, I got seriously ill," Thompson told Radio Times in an interview published Tuesday. "I found the pressure and glare of it too much. It's astonishing. And then afterwards, you want to lie down in a dark room. You think, 'Please don't ask me any questions or make me talk about myself.' I quickly developed a sort of allergy to that part of the job.
Thompson, who knew she wanted to pursue the arts by age 16, said that she initially had "no ambition of wanting to be a movie star." She added, "It didn't occur to me. The first acting I did on telly was [1987 BBC Scotland series] Tutti Frutti with Robbie Coltrane. I got that by accident because they needed a woman who could do a Scottish accent, and Robbie said, 'Ask Thompson.
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