āIt depends on the material and whether or not itās required for me to do nudity on screen.ā
Emma filmed an on-screen romp and a pole dancing scene for her movie Plastic.
At last weekās premiere she said: āI refused to do full nudity in this film because I didnāt feel it was appropriate.
HYDROGEN MAGAZINE: What was growing up across the pond as they say, like for you?
EMMA RIGBY: Culturally, I think the United Kingdom and the U.S. are completely different. We both speak the same language and are highly westernized societies, yet there are stark contrasts on so many levels. For me, I grew up with very little (knowing never to ask for anything) other than my incredibly dedicated mother, who taught me morals and hard work embedded with love and laughter. Faith was a huge part of my upbringing and still is. My life across the pond was always about music, films, dancing, performing, watching ballets, trying to make people smile, and learning.
HM: Was performing always the dream?
ER: Absolutely. My manager always says, āYou were doing this even in the womb!ā I walked at eight months and have not stopped since. From three years-old, I used to impersonate people and would watch old musicals repeatedly, performing each one for my Nana who encouraged me tirelessly each day. She used to call me āLuscious Lipsā and said, āOne day, youāll be a starā. I still have so much hard work to do before then, but for me, performing is my lifeā¦ acting is what I live for.
HM: What has the transition been like for you, playing in the Hollywood whirlpool?
ER: I am incredibly fortunate that I came over to Hollywood after finishing a British film at the beginning of the year. I was very lucky with booking my first two American jobs and so I began working on them right away. So I feel like I have not yet entered the Hollywood whirlpool but with this industry, wherever you are in the world, it is about hard work and dedicationā and that never ends no matter how successful you become. For me, I have so much more to do and I am fiercely determined and devoted to fulfilling my dreams. After I complete filming the show in February, I would love to live in LA. I am not sure Iād survive the whirlpool, but I would be good at the hot yoga [laughs]!
HM: Whatās your master plan?
ER: Team Rigby Global Domination! This is my code name for my personal aspirations. I would love a career of longevity and versatility in film, working with people of tremendous talent and creativityāenjoying myself for every single moment, which is why I do this in the first placeā¦ it is what comes naturally. One of my dreams is to perform in A Street Car Named Desire on Broadway (I wonder if you can guess which part I would like to play?). And also a guilty pleasure would be to do Chicagoā I have been practicing the role of Roxie for a very long time!