I was terribly shy when I was growing up, I really wasn't confident with other people and I think I was always… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
Normal people, who can be good people but do bad things, are very interesting to me, and people that never get a… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
Good people can do terrible things, and that's what life is all about, the complexities and grey areas. And often characters aren't… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
But I have to grow out of it, because it's very boring, really. Even when you're telling people how crap you are,… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
So what I do now is to pre-empt that by making the up into a virtue, and telling funny stories about how… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to find the time or the money for people to organize rehearsals for some movies. It staggers me how… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
Every time you start a new job, you're starting from the beginning again and it's terrifying. And you feel like you're going… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
Lots of people there seemed to be in denial, in absolute denial, of death - everybody's pretending that death doesn't happen in… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
Some people come alive at night. I'm hopeless by 9 p.m. Coffee and Cadbury buy me an extra half hour. Often I… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I had friends at school, but I was never part of a gang and I dreamed of that sense of belonging to… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
My take on people and on the characters I play in Transsiberian, the role you're looking for, is that everybody is more… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I never felt I was quite the ticket academically. I always felt I had to put in an enormous amount of effort not to… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
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… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
The ratings thing is the real issue. It really hurts movies. For example, in Redbelt, I smoked. The whole plot of my character was… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I was terribly shy when I was growing up, I really wasn't confident with other people and I think I was always afraid of… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I did my homework and didn't go out much, and had a very highly developed kitsch fantasy life where I dreamed of being a… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I think half the time I just assume I don't really know what I'm doing - you have to do that to a certain… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I'm still shy - I'm no good at my children's parent-teacher conferences, and I'm slowly learning how to ask for what I want. But… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I've only half-admitted I'm a professional. I know I am, I've paid my dues, but one of the things I could do better when… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
There were moments where I was being kicked in the stomach, and even though I had this brace on to protect me, I still… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I guess secrets are part of the fabric of everybody's lives. I mean everybody's lives, and guilt is part of the fabric of everybody's… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
I decided to give acting a serious, committed try, and soon after, I read the script for 'Lovely and Amazing.' The story was beautiful… — Emily Mortimer Copy Share Image
