Jemima Kirke

People are confusing me with a good actor when I'm just a good mimic. When someone asks me to play a nun…

— Jemima Kirke

I think I did a lot of really stupid stuff really quickly in my twenties and that sort of led me to…

— Jemima Kirke

Being humble and sweet is the hardest thing you can do.

— Jemima Kirke

I've never been one to just do what I'm told. I don't say that necessarily with pride, it's just something that has…

— Jemima Kirke

But I'm interested in the Barnes Collection in Philadelphia. I hear there are some of the worst Matisses there. I like seeing…

— Jemima Kirke

Portraiture keeps me humble. It's simple and straightforward. There is nothing more interesting I can make up than the figure sitting right…

— Jemima Kirke

I come from a family of all women and one boy, my brother. We're all women and we're all precocious and opinionated…

— Jemima Kirke

I've been painting and making things since I was little.

— Jemima Kirke

I think Damien Hirst is hilarious. And I think he's a true artist. He's not hilarious first; I think he is a…

— Jemima Kirke

Acting is secondary - I don't feel like it's going to stick around because it's not something I want to do forever.…

— Jemima Kirke

My opinions of which of my works are good are vastly different than other people's. There is one that I'm obsessed with…

— Jemima Kirke

I want lots of kids and I want a garden and I hope to stay married to my husband. I hope to…

— Jemima Kirke

“In order of importance: 1. Self, 2. Marriage, 3. Child. Of course all are as important as each other, but neglecting the…

— Jemima Kirke

I have a handful of tattoos that I really want to put on people that I can't find anyone to let me…

— Jemima Kirke

I have to remember that for the most part people will see me for what I do, not what I say I…

— Jemima Kirke

I go to Florida sometimes for vacation. I actually really like Florida. It's a weird place, it's surreal. It's so close, but…

— Jemima Kirke

I don't have the passion for acting that actors might have.

— Jemima Kirke

I know acting is not impersonating, but I'm good with impressions. I can do impressions of people I know, and people I've…

— Jemima Kirke

By the way, I'm funniest when I'm not being funny. I'm better to laugh at than with, pretty much.

— Jemima Kirke

I mean, I have worked out. I've always worked out a little, you know, when I felt it was, like... time.

— Jemima Kirke

That's what I paint, I paint people. They're portraits, but you won't always be pleased with the way you look in my…

— Jemima Kirke

I'll never have a best friend who is a man. It just doesn't work that way. So many times young girls will…

— Jemima Kirke

I don't have that drive to be in this field, climbing up, doing bit parts in movies to make a big movie.…

— Jemima Kirke

When you're literally carrying a child you can cut back on bad habits.

— Jemima Kirke

I've had a baby. I've had an abortion.

— Jemima Kirke