Emma Thompson has said that attending the Oscars made her "seriously ill" in the past and she has developed an "allergy to that part of the job".
The 63-year-old actress, known for films including Nanny McPhee, Sense and Sensibility, and The Remains of the Day, has previously won two Academy Awards.
Speaking to the Radio Times about her experience of attending the coveted awards show, she said: "Both times I had to do the Oscars I got seriously ill.
"I found the pressure and glare of it too much.
"It's astonishing - and then afterwards you want to lie down in a dark room. You think, 'Please don't ask me any questions or make me talk about myself'.
"I quickly developed a sort of allergy to that part of the job.
"I'm lucky, I think it must be awful if you're James Bond."
Thompson won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1993 for her performance in Howards End. She also won Best Adapted Screenplay in 1996 for her work on Sense and Sensibility.
The actress, who attended the University of Cambridge, also admitted that she initially only joined the university's prestigious Cambridge Footlights drama group "for fun".
During her time in the club, fellow actors Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were also members.
"Stephen and Hugh were remarkable. Those times were magical," she said.
She added: "We did it for fun - we weren't waiting for people to come and see the show and pick us up."
Thompson's new film, the romantic comedy What's Love Got to Do with It?, opens in cinemas on Friday.
Source: Press Association
