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> [I'm trying to avoid, you know, guilt, even though before the child is born, you're already thinking you're doing things wrong... Why do I think that will probably carry over until the day you die?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-m-trying-to-avoid-you-know-guilt-even-though-before-the-child-is/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

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## More by Emily Mortimer

> [I never felt I was quite the ticket academically. I always felt I had to put in an enormous amount of effort not to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-never-felt-i-was-quite-the-ticket-academically-i-always-felt-i-had/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/the-thing-i-miss-about-l-a-is-time-i-feel-like-i-had-much-more-time/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [The ratings thing is the real issue. It really hurts movies. For example, in Redbelt, I smoked. The whole plot of my character was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/the-ratings-thing-is-the-real-issue-it-really-hurts-movies-for/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-was-terribly-shy-when-i-was-growing-up-i-really-wasn-t-confident/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [I am a good mother and I feel proud about it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-am-a-good-mother-and-i-feel-proud-about-it/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-did-my-homework-and-didn-t-go-out-much-and-had-a-very-highly/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-think-half-the-time-i-just-assume-i-don-t-really-know-what-i-m/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-m-still-shy-i-m-no-good-at-my-children-s-parent-teacher-conferences/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-ve-only-half-admitted-i-m-a-professional-i-know-i-am-i-ve-paid-my/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [There were moments where I was being kicked in the stomach, and even though I had this brace on to protect me, I still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/there-were-moments-where-i-was-being-kicked-in-the-stomach-and-even/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-guess-secrets-are-part-of-the-fabric-of-everybody-s-lives-i-mean/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [I decided to give acting a serious, committed try, and soon after, I read the script for 'Lovely and Amazing.' The story was beautiful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/i-decided-to-give-acting-a-serious-committed-try-and-soon-after-i/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [New York is great, but I miss L.A. - I feel like there was something exotic about L.A. that I kind of underestimated at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/new-york-is-great-but-i-miss-l-a-i-feel-like-there-was-something/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [But I have to grow out of it, because it's very boring, really. Even when you're telling people how crap you are, you're still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/but-i-have-to-grow-out-of-it-because-it-s-very-boring-really-even/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

> [You do the one film that you think is terrible, but it's a big studio film and you hope you'll get another job because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emily-mortimer/you-do-the-one-film-that-you-think-is-terrible-but-it-s-a-big-studio/)

[Emily Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emily-mortimer/)

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