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Quote by Emily Mortimer
My dad had this philosophy that if you tell children theyre beauti

My dad had this philosophy that if you tell children theyre beautiful and wonderful then they believe it, and they will be. So I never thought I was unattractive. But I was never one of the girls at school who had lots of boyfriends. – Emily Mortimer

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Im just happy to be a film where for once I dont have to worry about my hair, because my managers are always complaining about my hair looking depressing in my movies. Which is true. I mean, its true. – Emily Mortimer

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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 havent realised. – Emily Mortimer

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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. – Emily Mortimer

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There is a role and function for beauty in our time. – Tadao Ando

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I dont know what the secret to longevity as an actress is. Its more than talent and beauty. Maybe its the audience seeing itself in you. – Joan Blondell

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