Emma Watson admits she's 'ready' to play a leading lady after years of supporting roles
SHE famously portrayed Harry Potter's sidekick Hermione Granger in a total of eight films, however Emma Watson has now revealed she finally feels prepared to take on a lead role.
Emma Watson has said she feels ready to take on a lead role
The actress said she is excited about what is to come after recently completing filming on 1970s-based thriller Colonia.
The 24-year-old, who is the star of the drama about a woman who gets drawn into a cult, said she felt ready for the part.
Speaking to Total Film, the UN ambassador commented: "It feels like I was building a portfolio over the last five, six years.
"Now I feel like I'm ready to really be carrying films. I'm really just ready now to focus on my career full time and go full steam ahead. It's exciting at the moment."
The actress will play the lead in 1970s-based thriller Colonia
The beauty rose to fame playing Hermione in the Harry Potter films
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower beauty said that despite her experience, the harrowing story did take its toll.
Emma added: "I was essentially playing a girl living in a concentration camp. It's tough emotionally, putting yourself in that place every day. But I really wanted to try. I really hope I've done it justice…"
Her comments come just days after she said she was left feeling "uncomfortable" when her offer to pay for a male date's meal didn't go "down well".
The British star, speaking on International Women's Day earlier this month, called on females to be chivalrous too while speaking to Greg James at Facebook's London offices.
Emma added that she felt her career had reached an exciting point
Emma had taken the man in question to her favourite restaurant when the incident happened.
She said: "It was really awkward and uncomfortable. I’m sure he would say he was a feminist but he was just like, ooh, I’m not really sure about this, it’s making him feel a bit tetchy.
"The cool thing was that we were both willing to have the conversation about why it was awkward, or why it was uncomfortable."