Personal Quotes
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  • “ If you can capture the humanity of a family struggling in an economic crisis you can make a difference. You can raise awareness just of the simple humanity. „
  • “ If you’re very open to watching the world go by, with people’s different tics, you absorb it all without realizing it and find ways to put something into your character. I’m not sure I’m always aware I’m mimicking someone. „
  • “ It’s nothing to be ashamed of to have a stutter. „
  • “ There is absolutely, 100 percent, a light at the end of the tunnel for anyone who stutters. „
  • “ It’s quite hard to faze me. I’m fairly un-shockable. „
  • “ I’m about to do my second Bikram yoga class in Anchorage, Alaska. It’s the only way to stay warm. I’ve got to get into shape. I’ve been eating nothing but fish and chips. „
  • “ If you’re in America a lot, it’s easy to get into playing American. All of it, the sounds, the energies, all very different. But it’s really hard to do the accent. I tend to try and stay in it all day, which is the only way I can manage it. „
  • “ The performances I enjoy are the ones that are hard to read or ambiguous or left-of-centre because it makes you look closer and that’s what humans are like – quite mysterious creatures, hard to pinpoint. „
  • “ The performances I enjoy are the ones that are hard to read or ambiguous or left-of-centre because it makes you look closer and that’s what humans are like – quite mysterious creatures, hard to pinpoint. „
  • “ Americans are a lot more open, of course. There’s something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It’s a stereotype but it’s true. British people can appear repressed in expressing emotions. Not very good at self-evaluating, or affirming situations, touching, anything like that. „
  • “ I’m such a diva on set. „
  • “ I used to look like a deer in headlights on the red carpet. You step out of the car and it’s bedlam. Everyone’s got crazy eyes. „
  • “ People just want to know something, anything. It’s all the stuff you never want to talk about, the private stuff. „
  • “ I think I’m drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict going on. „
  • “ I want to find something really wonderful to do next and take my time to search through the dearth of great material, especially for women. „
  • “ When you’re in love, you’re so happy that you want to tell people about it. But now I have to censor myself. You need to protect the happiness you have. „
  • “ Marriage is something that needs to be worked on every day. I don’t know if I’m the one to give marital advice since I’ve only been married for a little over a year, but marriage is certainly easier if you are open, trusting and loving. „
  • “ I do strive to find projects that are trying to carve out some new space. I enjoy projects that leap away from the crowd a little bit. „
  • “ I find it quite hard to sum up my relationship in a sound bite. I feel that it trivializes it for other people’s pleasure. It’s an adventure. „
  • “ It’s always a little mind-boggling to realize that these famous actors know who I am. „
  • “ So I don’t really have much rivalry, or if there is any, I don’t really know anything about it. Because, you know, I’m not around girls like that. The friends I have in the business, I’m always really happy for them. I think we’re always happy for each other. That sounds crap, but it’s true. „
  • “ I can understand there are things like shadows they need to fix after a shoot, but it’s unfair to represent an image of yourself if it’s not true. They’re gonna see what you look like on film anyway, so why try to cover all your wobbly bits in a photo? „
  • “ I’d love to be exciting and say that I was the rebel at school, but sadly I wasn’t. „
  • “ You feel very much like a puppet, but it had been what I was accustomed to – so you just get on with it and try to find something that rings true. „
  • “ I have sly eyes. When I was in school they always said, ‘Emily can never be elected Head Girl because you never know what she’s thinking. „
  • “ My head was occupied all the time. I was confused about what I wanted to do or who I was; I didn’t really feel I had an identity growing up. „
  • “ The Globes night was a frenzy: I hadn’t written anything. I looked down at the audience and Jack Nicholson was staring up at me and I couldn’t even remember what my bloody name was. So I have learnt my lesson! „
  • “ I couldn’t talk as a kid because I stammered all the time, so I would just watch. I’m fascinated by human behavior. People surprise me all the time. And I love being able to morph into different characters. „
  • “ I wonder if I’ll be alive? God knows. I’m not very good at looking that far ahead. I’d love to not have a walker at 80. I’d love to still be upright. And children and grandchildren, I’d love that. I’d love not to be a cantankerous old bat. I’d love to be a fun-loving nana. — on what will she be like at age 80. „
  • “ I think it’s embarrassing to hear people talk about their process because you always sound a bit wanky. You always imagine people are reading the article going: ‘Oh, get a real job.’ „
  • “ It’s not like people say, “Oh my Gosh, are you Emily Blunt?” It’s more like “Are you the girl in The Devil Wears Prada (2006)?”. I’m defined by it and that’s okay. „
  • “ I’ve never shoveled mud before, but I should. „
  • “ I’m a freak for cooking shows. If I’m home on a Saturday, I can watch the Food Network all day. just thinking about it, I’m getting all giddy! „
  • “ I live to give. „


Quotes taken from brainyquote.com and imdb.com