Short interview with Imelda Staunton

Newsweek has posted a brief new interview with the Professor Umbridge actress:

A year before Staunton got the part, a friend suggested she would be perfect for it. "I read the book, and Umbridge is described as a short, ugly, toadlike woman," Staunton says. "I thought, 'Oh, thanks very much'." Staunton plays her as an apple-cheeked schoolmarm-drenched in pink angora-who is restricting freedoms (and free thought) to "protect" the students. "There can't be any mess or any individuality," Staunton says. "But, of course, that leads to brainwashed people."

Read the entire article here. Thanks to everyone who e-mailed with the tip!

Posted by Andrew on Apr 9th | 29 Comments