The top 10 most inspiring quotes 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 be disappointing. So I worked really hard, but at the time it suited me, because I didn’t do very much else.
- 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.
- 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.
- 51st State was one that I loved doing because the character was so out there, and in a way I was sad to leave the character behind. I’m afraid I could never be that cool in real life!
- 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.
- I had friends at school, but I was never part of a gang and I dreamed of that sense of belonging to a group. You know, where people would call me ‘Em’ and shout across the bar, ‘Em, what are you drinking?’ after the show.
- 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.
- I think that you can get more passionate about somebody the longer you’re with them and the more you know them and the more you go through together. Being married is definitely better than it’s cracked up to be I think.
- Doing press is like eating at McDonald’s: while it’s going on it’s vaguely enjoyable – you’re seduced by your own vanity and taking yourself rather seriously – but immediately afterwards you feel sick.
- I already feel a bit annoyed at myself for writing screenplays. It’s a bit, I don’t know, model-singer-dancer-actress that went to a posh school. There’s something too weirdly predictable about it.
Emily Mortimer is a British actress and screenwriter known for her elegant performances and versatility across film, television, and theatre. Born on December 1, 1971, in London, she is the daughter of renowned barrister and writer Sir John Mortimer. She studied at Oxford University before pursuing acting, making early appearances in projects like The Ghost and the Darkness and Notting Hill.
Mortimer gained wider recognition with standout roles in Lovely & Amazing, which earned her an Independent Spirit Award, and in major films such as Lars and the Real Girl, Match Point, and Shutter Island. She also starred in the HBO series The Newsroom, portraying journalist Mackenzie McHale.
In addition to acting, Mortimer co-created and starred in the comedy series Doll & Em and made her directorial debut with The Pursuit of Love in 2021. Known for her intelligence, warmth, and nuanced character work, she continues to be a respected presence in contemporary cinema.
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