Emily Mortimer Quotes
In my first few years as an actor, I took one terrible TV job after another. But even as I laughed off my awful roles and made fun of myself to friends, my work made me cringe - I dreaded anyone's seeing it. I was crushed that I wasn't doing anything I was proud of.
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I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.
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Because I'm so hands on here at work and always looking at fabrics you have to be mobile and as comfortable as possible.
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When I went to drama school, I knew I was at least as talented as other students, but because I was a black man and I wasn't pretty, I knew I would have to work my butt off to be the best that I would be, and to be noticed.
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Every one of my regrets has produced a song I'm proud of.
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The key is that I'm trying to keep growing and trying to keep learning and deepen my connection in every way, in my life, in my work. That's what I do when I look at a role.
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There are programs that don't work.
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I was so worried when I left 'GH:' so scared I'd never work again.
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When I talk football with my friends, I don't talk about Tom Brady's hair. I talk about how he handles the blitz, or how he runs his offense. I talk as a fan. I don't want pink jerseys, and I don't want dumbed-down content. I want to be treated as a real fan - because I am proud to be one.
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This old notion that work is drudgery is nonsense. Most days, even back when Xerox was under siege, I could not wait to get to the office.
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A lot of the things that loved ones say to each other, friends would never accept.
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Today's kitchen is all about a well-planned space that makes cooking a completely interactive experience among family and friends.
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Above and beyond drawing my creations, I try to incorporate some kind of message. I try not to end as merely a question but try to provide a conclusion within the work.
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I got better as an actor, and still I'm getting better. That's only been possible because there's always been work.
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My mother raised us to think that if we worked hard, and if we put our end of the bargain in, it would work out OK for us.
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I invited a group of students to my studio to expose them to both the creative and business sides of the fashion industry. It was fun because the group was so bright and full of curiosity. They asked really challenging questions about all aspects of the business and absorbed so much information so quickly.
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You know you're going to have a good day when your morning begins with breakfast in the same room as Carrie Tiffany, David Vann and Lionel Shriver.
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I have always been very comfortable in little clothing; its part of my job.
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Flowers... are a proud assertion that a ray of beauty outvalues all the utilities of the world.
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I've never made a penny being a doctor, so that makes it not a job. My sense of a doctor is that one is a presence caring for health. So I'm never not a doctor. People call me from all over the world who are hurting, and I care for them. Chatting is what more people want than anything.
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The car as we know it is on the way out. To a large extent, I deplore its passing, for as a basically old-fashioned machine, it enshrines a basically old-fashioned idea: freedom.
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Sometimes I hear a drum groove in my head and I rush down to my studio.
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It's okay to be a freak.
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I don't have any formula. I just work with my heart, putting in a lot of hard work.
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In my first few years as an actor, I took one terrible TV job after another. But even as I laughed off my awful roles and made fun of myself to friends, my work made me cringe - I dreaded anyone's seeing it. I was crushed that I wasn't doing anything I was proud of.
