The Oscar winner shares career advice and winning over coworkers with her How to Build a Girl costar Beanie Feldstein
After nearly 40 years working as an actress — with two Oscars and dozens of other awards to her name —In addition to having talent and a solid work ethic, Thompson says if you want to keep working in the TV and film industry, treat everyone with respect — no matter their title, level of fame, or pay grade.You'll get the latest updates on this topic in your browser notifications.
"Whatever happens to you, however famous you become, you must always be absolutely respectful of everyone and what everyone is doing," Thompson, 61, tells PEOPLE in the latest issue. "Because we're all essential. It's a collective."about a teen rock critic played byFeldstein says she learned an invaluable lesson from Thompson the moment she walked onto the set — bring chocolate.
"Having someone like Emma Thompson walk on a set with a box of chocolate for the entire crew, it was like a warm, delicious hug of talent coming around you and blessing your film," recalls Feldstein, 26, of meeting her costar for the first time. "Now I'm like, 'Okay, great, I have to bring chocolates to everything because that's what Emma Thompson did.' It was like rainbows and sunshine and delicious warmth injected into the set.
"You're a powerhouse performer and your commitment is amazing," she says. "For me, in a young person, that level of professionalism is quite rare and it's terribly welcome. The first time we met you were like a little volcano of joy. You were fizzing off the top of your head." "Well, it was Emma Thompson day! What was I supposed to do?" counters Feldstein. "She's one of my greatest inspirations of all time. It was the day we were all most looking forward to."
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