Emma Watson in some outtakes from Cass Bird’s (@cassblackbird) photoshoot for Porter magazine.

Some excerpts and photos from Emma Watson’s feature in Porter magazine are out thanks to Evening Standard.

About feeling comfortable with herself

“[I’ve] spent more than half of my life pretending to be someone else. While my contemporaries were dying their hair and figuring out who they were, I was figuring out who Hermione was and how best to portray her.”

“Now at 25 for the first time in my life I feel like I have a sense of self that I’m comfortable with. I actually do have things that I want to say and I want to be my most authentic self.”

“I don’t want there to be a big separation between the public and the private person. It’s definitely the harder road to tread, but without a doubt, ultimately the most rewarding.”

“It sounds like a ridiculous thing to say, but I’m very interested in truth, in finding ways to be messy and unsure and flawed and incredible and great and my fullest self, all wrapped into one. When you watch the work of someone like actress Emma Thompson, you feel like you’re seeing something true, and I aspire to that.”

Her changing views on style

“When I was younger I remember being told ‘no pain no gain’, but recently my willingness to wear something that makes me freezing cold or that I can’t walk in has changed.”

“I want to feel fabulous and comfortable and sexy and strong and beautiful. And if it’s making you uncomfortable, don’t do it. It’s so sad if you need to go home just because you need to sit down! Moving forward, I’m prioritizing just feeling awesome.”

About using the word “feminism” in the HeForShe campaign

“I was encouraged not to use the word ‘feminism’ because people felt that it was alienating and separating and the whole idea of the speech was to include as many people as possible.”

“But I thought long and hard and ultimately felt that it was just the right thing to do. If women are terrified to use the word, how on earth are men supposed to start using it?”

And how fashion and gender equality are not mutually exclusive

“I think using fashion as a means of expression is brilliant.”

“One of the ways I became a UN Women Goodwill Ambassador was through my interest in fair-trade fashion. Because so many women design and make the clothes we wear, it’s primarily the working conditions of women that are affected by the decisions we make, so fashion is a feminist issue.”

Emma Watson is on the cover of Porter magazines Incredible Women issue on sale December 4.

A behind the scenes video of Emma Watson’s photoshoot for Vogue Italia.

and several more photos from the shoot

Emma Watson is featured in the November issue of Vogue Italia with a new photoshoot by Vincent Peters.

Credit to The Fashion Spot and Celeber

Emma Watson’s old shoes are worth £2622! That’s what a pair sold for in a charity auction to benefit the Small Steps Project. Emma donated her signed pair of Jimmy Choo heels that she wore to the My Week with Marylin premiere in 2011.

For French reading fans, we have an article from Madame Figaro. Emma answers questions about Regression, HeforShe and transitioning to adulthood.

Emma Watson is featured in the October issue of Elle Spain, with a special cover for the subscriber issue. Emma is photographed along with Alejandro Amenabar as part of the promotion for Regression.

Regression opens October 1 in Germany, October 2 in Spain, October 9 in the UK, October 28 in France and November 12 in Italy. A US release date is still not set.

In the Vogue UK September issue, Emma Watson talks about her childhood, dealing with celebrity, relationships, her struggles to figure out who she is, and how her work for UN Women has brought her a sense of purpose, and peace.