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A: Things like "What's the second title that the queen holds as the head of the Church of England?" Who knows that? I'll bet even the queen's forgotten.
Q: What else irks you?
A: The big answer is bigotry. The small one is tea leaves in the sink.
Q: Wow-you really are into clean. So you're turning 50 in April. Any plans?
A: We're shooting the second Nanny McPhee, which is a very good way of celebrating because those movies are such heaven to make. There's a baby elephant in it, which I wrote in for myself. For the actual birthday, we're going to Scotland, where Greg and I dig in like a pair of old potatoes, and I basically grow a beard. We're going to make a really stupid film with our friends that I can show to everyone on my birthday. I'm going to celebrate for a year.
Listen to more of the interview, take a quiz, and see a preview of the new movie at readersdigest.com/emmathompson.
Thompson's Favorite Joke
This one my father was very fond of.
An elephant walking along the jungle path meets a mouse coming in the opposite direction. They stop and look at each other with interest. The elephant finally breaks the silence and says, "Why are you so small?" And the mouse looks up and says, "I've not been well."
You see, it's not really a joke, but it's funny.
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