Emily Mortimer

I wake up early. At 6:30 A.M., I'm at my most optimistic. ↗

— Emily Mortimer

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I want any excuse to come home. My dad is not a spring chicken any more. If anyone says, 'Go buy a postage stamp in London,' I'll go and do it. ↗

— Emily Mortimer

#anyone #buy #chicken #come #dad

I want to discover more things about acting. ↗

— Emily Mortimer

#acting #discover #i #more #things

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

#american citizen #avoid #become #citizen #completely

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

#always #amazing #being #confident #cool

I'd been shy since childhood, constantly full of self-doubt. And as an actor, I'd been so scared of failing that I made my career - and myself - a big joke. ↗

— Emily Mortimer

#been #big #career #childhood #constantly

I'm a dual citizen, as are my husband and children. We have got eight passports between us; we're weighed down by them whenever we go anywhere. ↗

— Emily Mortimer

#between #children #citizen #down #dual

I'm always drawn to the thing I think I can't possibly do, because I tend to be better when I think I can't possibly do something than I am when I'm pretty sure I can do something. ↗

— Emily Mortimer

#am #because #better #drawn #i

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

— Emily Mortimer

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I'm physically completely mal-coordinated. My best friend used to make me run for the bus just to give herself a quick, cheap laugh because I definitely don't have that sophisticated cool thing down. ↗

— Emily Mortimer

#best #best friend #bus #cheap #completely