What Emma Thompson has said about Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

2 quotes · 1 episode · Jun 29, 2026

Emma Thompson, British actress and screenwriter, two-time Academy Award winner, has been quoted on Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2 times in 1 episode of SmartLess, most recently on June 29, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.

In their words

  • Thompson rejected snobbery that ranks theater, film and television acting, saying a good actor is good in any medium.

    “If you're a good actor, you're a good actor, you're a good actor, whatever you're doing. I love that. I can't bear all that snobbery”

    SmartLess: "Emma Thompson" (Jun 29, 2026) · Listen from 42:29

  • Thompson said Sondheim is harder to perform than Shakespeare, whom she called reliable and easy.

    “I would say harder, yeah. Harder than Shakespeare. Shakespeare makes it easy for us”

    SmartLess: "Emma Thompson" (Jun 29, 2026) · Listen from 43:45

Episodes

  • "Emma Thompson"

    SmartLess · Jun 29, 2026 · 58 min

    Emma Thompson talks with the SmartLess hosts about fame, her comedy roots, Harry Potter, Sense and Sensibility, Sondheim, boredom, and British food.

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