and how she does become -- she looks more like emma thompson. a woman with warts and hair growing out of the warts. >> most children prefer the ugly version. >> why? >> because it's so much more interesting. charming and funny and much more exciting than me looking just like me with a bit of lippy and a spot of mascara. >> it must have been fun for to you put on all that makeup and -- >> it is fun. sometimes i forget. ewan mcgregor was on set and i started flirting with them. people came up and said, emma, you're still in the nose and the warts. >> and you have this large tooth protruding. >> yes. no, i didn't get many dates. >> well, you can still try. what's great is you're not done. we mentioned you're writing -- the book is out, actually, for "nanny mcphee returns". >> it's a diary as well a story of the film. it's two different thing. it's quite a new thing. no one has ever done that before. i thought children might be quite interested in that. >> which is great. i know coming up your reworking "my fair lady" and tackling peter rabbit so we

. >>> and in california, hollywood honors emma thompson. the oscar-winning actress will be getting her own star on the hollywood walk of fame. >>> all day long you can stay on top of the very latest developments in those stories and others as they break on msnbc. and tonight be sure to watch brian williams with "nbc nightly news." and, finally, here's a look at what's coming up later this morning on the "today" show. >>> as fresh unemployment numbers are released, a look at whether job losses could hurt democrats in november. >>> and the band train takes over the plaza, performing their hit single "hey soul sister" and other songs live in the summer concert series. >>> and now keep it on this channel for continuing local news, weather, sports, and more. i'm lynn berry. thanks for watching "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. have a good one.

and you mentioned emma thompson also drew you to it. >> you at one point spoke to her about this. she said, just forget that idea of trying to have it all. >> one day -- i was just married when i made this movie. in fact, we started rehearsal. i got married, came back and shot the movie after our honeymoon. i was just married, didn't have a nanny, pretty little baby, you know, the center of this movie. and emma was just like -- i just had one day where i burst into tears in the makeup trailer which is not like me. i definitely try to keep it all together. and emma just said -- she's also someone who tries to keep it all together and it doesn't work and it will not wok and it will ruin your life to try to keep it all together. it's like you will drop the ball no matter what. that's part of being a human being. i guess i always thought that was true. i sort of knew that somewhere but i didn't live that way. i'm trying to live that way now. >> sometimes it's a little easier, though, when you get that okay from someone that you really do lo

. >>> and one of our favorite actresses, we have got emma thompson, of course the academy award winning are the producer, the writer as well as the star. are you exhausted? >> there's a lot to make up and it was great fun and the pigs fly in it and they rim and it's a great passion of mine to make movies that everyone enjoys. >> let's talk about the makeup, it's like a two-hour process to turn you into nanny mcphee. what time during the process do you get rid of emma and become nanny mcphee? >> i like the big nose, that's good if you get very hot, it kind of slides off. such a lot of costume, if i overheat, it's like being a hippo or an elephant. they would like to roll me in mud. >> does this happen every day? >> yes, absolutely. 245's for you, by the way. >> what's amazing about you is that you have such an ability to do so many different kinds of roles. it's really stunning to actually be in your company because i have admired your work over so many different festivals and over so much time. do you ever think back or do you just think ahead? >> i don't like to look back because i alw