Wright recalled “almost crying” when Thompson “miraculously” came up with those lines.
“Deborah Moggach wrote the screenplay and did an amazing, amazing job,” directorJoe Wrightrecently explained toMashable.
“And then we asked Emma Thompson to help with a little bit of the dialogue.
Emma Thompson photographed in 2023, and Claudie Blakely in ‘Pride and Prejudice’.Credit:Corbis via Getty;focus features
Ive no money and no prospects.
Im already a burden to my parents.
So dont judge me, Lizzie.
Claudie Blakley in ‘Pride and Prejudice’.Focus Features
Dont you dare judge me.”
Wright recalled “almost crying” when Thompson “miraculously” thought of those words.
“And I remember her just coming out with those lines and me scribbling them down.
And her ending with, ‘Dont judge me, Lizzy, dont you dare judge me.’
And I think it’s because it’s true.
There’s a truth to it all.”
Claudie Blakley in ‘Pride and Prejudice’.Focus Features
LikeDarcy’s hand flexor his rain-soaked confession, the speech has indeed taken on a life of its own.
It gets under the skin."
Charlotte’s confession isn’t the only iconic moment from the 2005 film that wasn’t originally scripted.
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He added, “On the day, I thought, ‘Oh no, we didn’t get it.
It didn’t work.’
Now, people are still posting it.
It’s odd and really nice.”
Pride & Prejudiceis currently back in theaters in honor of the film’s 20th anniversary.
