--- title: "10 Me Quotes By Emilia Fox" description: "10 Me quotes by Emilia Fox. Plus more from Emilia Fox and more Me sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/emilia-fox-16604_always_i-ve-always-been-brought-up-to-stand-on_3160950.jpg" --- > [I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-ve-always-been-brought-up-to-stand-on-my-own-two-feet-and-not-rely/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/emilia-fox-16604_always_i-ve-always-been-brought-up-to-stand-on_3160950.jpg) > [My parents never pressured me except to advise me against acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/my-parents-never-pressured-me-except-to-advise-me-against-acting/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/emilia-fox-16604_acting_my-parents-never-pressured-me-except-to_561443.jpg) > [Being a mum is the best thing that has ever been given to me in my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/being-a-mum-is-the-best-thing-that-has-ever-been-given-to-me-in-my/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/emilia-fox-16604_been_being-a-mum-is-the-best-thing-that-has-e_1161294.jpg) > [I read all the Agatha Christies when I was younger and like Sherlock Holmes. Crime fiction has always fascinated me, but I'll…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-read-all-the-agatha-christies-when-i-was-younger-and-like-sherlock/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/566/emilia-fox-16604_always_i-read-all-the-agatha-christies-when-i-w_1039684.jpg) > [When I was growing up, I wanted to be my half-sister Lucy. She was 14 years older than me and was impossibly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/when-i-was-growing-up-i-wanted-to-be-my-half-sister-lucy-she-was-14/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fd/emilia-fox-16604_awe_when-i-was-growing-up-i-wanted-to-be-my_2134163.jpg) > [People think of me as a privileged young girl born to wear a chiffon party dress. I was born into a big…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/people-think-of-me-as-a-privileged-young-girl-born-to-wear-a-chiffon/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e6d/emilia-fox-16604_absolutely_people-think-of-me-as-a-privileged-young_1410834.jpg) > [Every day I fantasise about situations and little themes I see in front of me that would make a good beginning of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/every-day-i-fantasise-about-situations-and-little-themes-i-see-in/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/047/emilia-fox-16604_about_every-day-i-fantasise-about-situations-a_2929104.jpg) > [Only out of great vulnerability do you discover what strength you have. Having a daughter who I love with all my being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/only-out-of-great-vulnerability-do-you-discover-what-strength-you/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/79b/emilia-fox-16604_being_only-out-of-great-vulnerability-do-you-d_2117989.jpg) > [I've always had an enormous sense of independence. But I know that sometimes I can be too independent. It is important to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-ve-always-had-an-enormous-sense-of-independence-but-i-know-that/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/624/emilia-fox-16604_able_i-ve-always-had-an-enormous-sense-of-ind_2724330.jpg) > [Older men are wiser and that is much cooler to me. I've never been one for going out clubbing or getting off…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/older-men-are-wiser-and-that-is-much-cooler-to-me-i-ve-never-been-one/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/412/emilia-fox-16604_adventure_older-men-are-wiser-and-that-is-much-coo_790962.jpg) ## Other authors on Me ## More by Emilia Fox > [In acting, every day is different ,and I guess it appeals to my storytelling imagination. But I've been very fortunate to get the chance…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/in-acting-every-day-is-different-and-i-guess-it-appeals-to-my/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I didn't realise my upbringing was unusual until my teens. As the child of two actors, I presumed that visiting film sets and being…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-didn-t-realise-my-upbringing-was-unusual-until-my-teens-as-the/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I am too much of a control freak to be a drinker.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-am-too-much-of-a-control-freak-to-be-a-drinker/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [My parents never pressured me except to advise me against acting.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/my-parents-never-pressured-me-except-to-advise-me-against-acting/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I was quite shy when I was younger, but I'm not one of those people who can complain of a bad childhood or any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-was-quite-shy-when-i-was-younger-but-i-m-not-one-of-those-people/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I am a single mother - that is the reality.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-am-a-single-mother-that-is-the-reality/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I love the instantaneous nature of filming rather than the repetition of working in the theatre, but that maybe because I haven't had great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-love-the-instantaneous-nature-of-filming-rather-than-the-repetition/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I met Jack Nicholson when I was about 10 at a party of my uncle's, and it wasn't so much that I knew his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-met-jack-nicholson-when-i-was-about-10-at-a-party-of-my-uncle-s-and/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [Older men are wiser and that is much cooler to me. I've never been one for going out clubbing or getting off my head,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/older-men-are-wiser-and-that-is-much-cooler-to-me-i-ve-never-been-one/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I've always believed in trying to be as open as possible. I think it almost comes with the job - if you can bare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-ve-always-believed-in-trying-to-be-as-open-as-possible-i-think-it/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [My mother was very ill when I was 18. She had a brain operation and then a nervous breakdown. It's very strange when you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/my-mother-was-very-ill-when-i-was-18-she-had-a-brain-operation-and/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I just get up and live my life for today - try and deal with it as it comes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-just-get-up-and-live-my-life-for-today-try-and-deal-with-it-as-it/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I'm the joke of the family with cooking because I've never done it - primarily because I've been surrounded by people who are so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-m-the-joke-of-the-family-with-cooking-because-i-ve-never-done-it/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I read all the Agatha Christies when I was younger and like Sherlock Holmes. Crime fiction has always fascinated me, but I'll read anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-read-all-the-agatha-christies-when-i-was-younger-and-like-sherlock/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) > [I'm not crazy about having lots of time to myself. Whenever I come back from filming away, I immediately want to go and see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-m-not-crazy-about-having-lots-of-time-to-myself-whenever-i-come/) [Emilia Fox](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emilia-fox/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/me/emilia-fox/#itemlist", "name": "10 Me Quotes By Emilia Fox", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Emilia Fox" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/i-ve-always-been-brought-up-to-stand-on-my-own-two-feet-and-not-rely/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/emilia-fox-16604_always_i-ve-always-been-brought-up-to-stand-on_3160950.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/emilia-fox-16604_always_i-ve-always-been-brought-up-to-stand-on_3160950.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98e/emilia-fox-16604_always_i-ve-always-been-brought-up-to-stand-on_3160950.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I've always been brought up to stand on my own two feet and not rely too heavily on everyone else around me.” — Emilia Fox", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My parents never pressured me except to advise me against acting.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Emilia Fox" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/my-parents-never-pressured-me-except-to-advise-me-against-acting/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/emilia-fox-16604_acting_my-parents-never-pressured-me-except-to_561443.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/emilia-fox-16604_acting_my-parents-never-pressured-me-except-to_561443.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/emilia-fox-16604_acting_my-parents-never-pressured-me-except-to_561443.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My parents never pressured me except to advise me against acting.” — Emilia Fox", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Being a mum is the best thing that has ever been given to me in my life.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Emilia Fox" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emilia-fox/being-a-mum-is-the-best-thing-that-has-ever-been-given-to-me-in-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/emilia-fox-16604_been_being-a-mum-is-the-best-thing-that-has-e_1161294.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/emilia-fox-16604_been_being-a-mum-is-the-best-thing-that-has-e_1161294.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/56d/emilia-fox-16604_been_being-a-mum-is-the-best-thing-that-has-e_1161294.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Being a mum is the best thing that has ever been given to me in my life.” — Emilia Fox", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I read all the Agatha Christies when I was younger and like Sherlock Holmes. 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