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I'm always sort of anticipating life being difficult, but on a basic level, that's sort of on the surface, on a basic level, I'm optimistic in the sense that I think it's all going to be alright in the end.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: Alright Always Basic Being Difficult End Going In The End Level Life Optimistic Sense Sort Surface Think I Think

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I went to dinner with my mother-in-law and I just realized I was talking in sound bites to her and expecting her to laugh every time I said anything or be jotting something down in a notebook. So you have to kind of really have a talk with yourself after you've done a press tour and say, 'Chill out!'

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: After Anything Bites Chill Chill Out Dinner Done Down Every Every Time Expecting Her Just Kind Laugh Mother-In-Law Notebook Out Press Realized Really Said Say Something Sound Talk Talking Time Tour You Yourself

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To get art nowadays, in cinema or books or anything, that grapples with the possibility of a meaningless universe... it just doesn't happen any more. In even the most indie of the indie films, everything has to come to some kind of neat conclusion.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: Any Anything Art Books Cinema Come Conclusion Even Everything Films Get Happen Indie Just Kind Meaningless More Most Neat Nowadays Possibility Some Universe

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It's dangerous talking about yourself too much because you find yourself talking in sound bites.

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Topics: About Because Bites Dangerous Find Much Sound Talking Too Too Much You Yourself

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I'm an optimist by nature, myself, I think.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: Myself Nature Optimist Think I Think

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I never felt I was quite the ticket academically. I always felt I had to put in an enormous amount of effort not to be disappointing. So I worked really hard, but at the time it suited me, because I didn't do very much else.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: Academically Always Amount Because Disappointing Effort Else Enormous Felt Had Hard Me Much Never Put Quite Really Suited Ticket Time Very Worked

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The odd thing is if you asked me to do the accent now I would find it very difficult unless I was also playing that part, because I associate it so much with entering into the role and stepping into someone else's shoes.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: Accent Also Asked Associate Because Difficult Else Entering Find Me Much Now Odd Part Playing Role Shoes Someone Stepping Thing Unless Very Would You

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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 up or not being this very cool, amazing person that I wanted to be.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: Afraid Always Amazing Being Confident Cool Growing Growing Up Other People Person Really Shy Terribly Think Up Very Wanted I Think

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So what I do now is to pre-empt that by making the up into a virtue, and telling funny stories about how crap I am before people have a chance to notice it for themselves and think maybe I haven't realised.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: About Am Before Chance Crap Funny How Making Maybe Notice Now People Realised Stories Telling Themselves Think Up Virtue I Am

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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 banging on about yourself.

~Emily Mortimer

Topics: About Banging Because Boring Crap Even Grow How Out People Really Still Telling Very You Yourself

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Actress

Born: December 1st, 1971

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