Emily Mortimer Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“Los Angeles is like a beauty parlor at the end of the universe.”

“I guess secrets are part of the fabric of everybody's lives. I mean everybody's lives, and guilt is part of the fabric of everybody's lives.”

“I've only half-admitted I'm a professional. I know I am, I've paid my dues, but one of the things I could do better when I'm acting is to really be rigorous and to think I know how to do it. To use my brain.”

“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.”

“I want to discover more things about acting.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“It is brilliant going to the theatre and being forced to sit and listen and think about life. It can be almost a near-religious experience.”

“The thing I miss about L.A. is time. I feel like I had much more time there, partly because no one is ever really doing anything.”