Emma Thompson: I've had my heart broken so many times

Every now and then I like to check in and see what my favorite girl Emma Thompson is doing. Quite a lot, as it turns out. I had no idea Emma had a supporting part in the film An Education, which is getting stellar reviews and early Oscar buzz. Emma plays the fierce headmistress of a girl's school in 1950s England, where Carey Mulligan's character attends. The NY Times critic compares Emma to Margaret Thatcher... who knew? It would actually be brilliant casting, and I really can see the marquee clearly: The Iron Lady... starring Emma Thompson as Margaret Thatcher and Hugh Grant as Ronald Reagan.â€'

Guess what else Emma is up to? She's written the new adaptation of My Fair Lady/Pygmalion, which will probably be made with Keira Knightley as Eliza Doolittle. And Emma has just finished another Nanny McPhee film, and she's going to write a Nanny McPhee book! With all of that going on, do you think her decade-plus relationship with her hottie husband Greg Wise is suffering? Not so much. Because Emma has the secrets to a happy relationship:

Emma Thompson wrote about her spectacularly parsimonious husband, Greg Wise, last year, claiming he made “Oliver Cromwell look like Imelda Marcos”. Now, however, the actress has disclosed her tips for a successful marriage.

“Be alert, be appreciative and work hard,” she tells me. “There is no secret, but never allow yourself to just trundle along - that is when problems start. Remember to go out for dinner if you haven’t seen each other all week and make regular dates.”

Thompson, who divorced Kenneth Branagh in 1995, adds: “I’ve had my heart broken so many times and it is the most painful thing in the world, apart from, perhaps, the Gestapo pulling out your finger nails one by one, but you do get over it.”

[From the Telegraph]

God, I love her. I love everything about her. I love her beautiful words. I want to marry her. I wish she and I had regular dates. Also - I want to know who would dare break my Emma's heart! I know she's probably talking about Kenneth Branagh mostly, but Emma also dated Hugh Laurie. And I think she also dated Stephen Fry at one point, maybe. If Hugh broke her heart, that might be enough for me to stop watching House, I swear to God.

Here's Emma and her husband Greg Wise (on the hay) the London premiere of ‘Morris: A Life With Bells On’ on September 24, 2009. Emma is seen above (with that fabulous hat) at the same premiere.