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Emma Watson decided to take a pause from acting after this painful realization about Hollywood

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Emma Watson has opened up about her decision of taking a pause from acting in 2019, revealing that it stemmed from a painful realization about the industry after the conclusion of the <em>Harry Potter</em> film franchise.</p><p>In an interview on the <em>Jay Shetty Podcast,</em> the actress <em></em>explained that she entered new projects expecting the same sense of family she had grown accustomed to on the <em>Harry Potter </em>sets.</p><p><em>&quot;I was coming to those sets with an expectation that I had developed on Harry Potter, which was that the people I worked with were going to be my family, and that we were going to be lifelong friends</em>,” she recounted.</p><p>But outside of that beloved franchise, her experience was starkly different.</p><p>&quot;<em>I came to work looking for friendship. And that was a very painful experience for me, outside of Harry Potter and in Hollywood, like bone-breakingly painful, because most people don’t come to those environments looking for friendships</em>,&quot; she explained. &quot;<em>They&#x27;re looking for: &#x27;This is my chance. This is my role. This is what I want out of it. I’m focused. This is my job. This is my career. Let&#x27;s go.&#x27; And I was not of that mindset. And so, I found the rejection really painful.</em>&quot;</p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/CrtRrX3L7Xm/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=494&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A14349648.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="788" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p>When asked if competition or envy played a role to the rejection of her efforts to build friendships, Emma replied: &quot;<em>I think it was a [combination], it was a molotov cocktail of all of the above... I am just not thick-skinned. Maybe I was just not built for those kind of highly competitive environments. It broke me</em>,&quot; she said. </p><p>Despite the struggles, Emma expressed pride in holding on to her values. &quot;<em>In a way I am proud it did because I guess that means I have something left to break. I have a heart left to break so it was a hard learning, but I think there&#x27;s something that I am proud of in a way that there were certain things I couldn&#x27;t withstand. I&#x27;d much rather keep my humanity</em>,&quot; she highlighted.</p>

<p>Emma Watson opens up on what prompted her decision to take a break from acting in 2019. </p>

Emma Watson opens up on what prompted her decision to take a break from acting in 2019.