Emma Watson Marie Claire December 2010

Emma Watson graces the cover of Marie Claire magazine’s December 2010 issue, on newsstands Tuesday, November 9!

Here’s what the 20-year-old actress had to share:

On her new cropped ‘do: “I’ve wanted to do it since I was about 16, and when Harry Potter ended in June, I just needed a change. It was quite symbolic for me. It’s very short; it was buzzed at the back and on the sides. And it’s really liberating that I can walk out without thinking about it.” Check out 7 more images after the jump.