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The challenge in playing Bess [in Breaking the Waves] is that, in physical, psychological, intellectual, moral, ethical and political terms, she's a disaster - part saint, part clown. But she has an infinite capacity to love and believe. I tried to make the logic of that transcend those judgements.
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- Was considered for the lead role in Bridget Jones's Diary (2001), along with fellow Brits Kate Winslet and Rachel Weisz, and American model-turned-actress Cameron Diaz.
- She was Jean-Pierre Jeunet's first choice to play the title role in Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain, Le (2001), but dropped out for personal reasons. She did manage to leave her mark on the film however; Amelie is named after her.
- Spent two years at the British Shakespeare School of Acting saying "News from town, my Lord." When Breaking the Waves (1996) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in 1996, someone grapped Emily's shoulders and said to her, "Your life is about to change forever." And indeed it has.
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