List of Emily Mortimer Quotes

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Emily Mortimer
Total Quotes 56
If there's any plan or scheme on my part, it's subconscious. whatever i do tends to be very different from the thing i did last. you're terrified of boring either yourself or anyone else. it's always attractive if it feels like something that you haven't done before. i generally tend to be better, i think, when i'm terrified out of my wits.
Thinking Different Done
I had watched 'alfie,' but i didn't consider it a prerequisite. michael caine was just extremely fabulous. he's one of the most professional actors i've ever worked with. i guess after a lifetime of doing it, you know what you're doing. he's incredibly uncomplaining, undemanding.
Fabulous Actors Lifetime
It's quite frightening; the business of trying to be funny is very hairy. in comedy, the potential for humiliation is huge. trying to be funny and failing is about the most embarrassing thing you can do.
Trying Comedy Failing
I think georges feydeau said comedy is just tragedy speeded up.
Thinking Tragedy Comedy
There's something helpful about the fast pace of a tv set where everything has to be finished by the end of the week. you have to finish the episode; it doesn't matter how long you have to go on friday night, but you have to get it done.
Friday Night Long
I thought a parent's job was to tell their children not to go into acting as a profession!
Children Acting Profession
Despite being extremely professional, michael caine has a giggle which was lethal for me because once you catch his eyes, once you realize the other person is a giggler too, it's curtains.
Eye Realizing Curtains
I spent a lot of time with a real detective, a lady detective inspector who was the only female detective inspector in the whole of east london. she and i hung out a lot. she showed me what she did and i spent time with her. so, [she was] a lot of the inspiration for the way i dressed and sometimes the dialogue in those interview scenes where we're cross examining and questioning the youths and trying to get a confession out of them.
Real Inspiration East London
The thing i miss about l.a. is time. i feel like i had much more time there, partly because no one is ever really doing anything.
Missing More Time Feels
When i'm panicked about my love handles, i go to the ymca and get obsessed with kid rock videos as i'm on the running machine.
Running Kids Rocks
You are exposing yourself all the time as an actor. there's the risk of being thought of as bad or boring or unattractive.
Risk Actors Unattractive
There were moments where i was being kicked in the stomach, and even though i had this brace on to protect me, i still had to prepare myself for it . you can't be relaxed when that's happening. you have to brace your muscles. i can remember thinking as it was about to happen "wasn't that how houdini died?" i think it was.
Thinking Remember Moments
  • Born: December 1, 1971
  • Occupation: Actress
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