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 extent, but you don't have to think you're an idiot savant. Emily Mortimer assumeextenthalf Change image and share on social
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 dancing girl. Emily Mortimer dancedevelopdream Change image and share on social
You are exposing yourself all the time as an actor. There's the risk of being thought of as bad or boring or unattractive. Emily Mortimer actorbadbore Change image and share on social
Some people come alive at night. I'm hopeless by 9 p.m. Coffee and Cadbury buy me an extra half hour. Often I can't get my clothes off I'm so far gone. Emily Mortimer alivebuycadbury Change image and share on social
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 afraidamazeconfident Change image and share on social
Lots of people there seemed to be in denial, in absolute denial, of death - everybody's pretending that death doesn't happen in L.A.; if you do enough exercise and take enough wheatgrass and have your pill every day, you might not die. Emily Mortimer absolutedaydeath share on social
Accents are very tangible, blessedly, and if you have to do one, it's a way of getting into character. I can read it through a few times and pretend I know what I'm doing! Emily Mortimer accentblessedlycharacter Change image and share on social
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 accentaskassociate share on social
I wake up early. At 6:30 A.M., I'm at my most optimistic. Emily Mortimer earlyoptimisticwake Change image and share on social
I was determined not to become an American citizen but I did it for completely cynical reasons: to avoid paying inheritance tax in the U.S. Emily Mortimer americanavoidcitizen Change image and share on social
