Emma
Watson
may
be
one
of
the
most
popular
young
actors;
she
may
be
globally
renowned
at
barely
twenty
but
there
was
a
time
when
she
contemplated
quitting
Harry
Potter
(HP).
That
was
when
she
was
16
and
had
her
initial
contract
got
renewed.
After
the
shooting
of
the
5th
installment,
HP
and
the
Order
of
the
Phoenix,
she
had
the
option
of
pulling
out
of
the
franchisee
and
indeed,
she
was
quite
tempted
to
do
the
same.
The
reason
for
that
was
the
ugly,
negative
side
that
the
films
had
ushered
her
in.
Despite
growing
up,
she
had
to
behave
like
a
school
girl
and
was
always
told
about
what
to
do
and
what
not
to
do.
She
laments
that
she
would
always
get
told
what
time
she
would
get
picked
up
or
what
time
she
could
have
her
meal.
Emma
regrets
that
she
often
felt
miserable
and
powerless
because
her
life
was
not
in
her
control.
She
also
recalls
how
she
and
her
co-stars
went
completely
cold
and
wet
for
months
while
shooting
the
runaway
scenes
in
Deathly
Hallows.
She
calls
this
phase
as
the
most
intense
and
grueling
period
of
film-making.
However,
now
curtains
have
fallen
on
the
series
and
she
feels
liberated
and
happy.