Emily Blunt
Emily Blunt
Emily Olivia Leah Blunt is an English actress. She made her professional debut in The Royal Family, for which she was named Best Newcomer by Evening Standard. Her screen debut came with the 2003 television film Boudica, and her performance in the 2004 drama film My Summer of Love, gained her the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer. Her performance in the television film Gideon's Daughtergained her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series,...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth23 February 1983
CityLondon, England
I think a shot can actually influence a scene in a huge way. For example, comedy is always better in a two-shot. What's between the characters is what's funny. So you learn about these things as you go along.
I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict going on.
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.
I love character roles. I'm happier in them. I look for roles that have some kind of complexity.
I always think that the most interesting characters are those that are trying to cover something or those that have some sense of bravado or composure.
My objective is that I don't try to do the same thing. I try not to emulate something I've done before. And, I'm a real people watcher, so I like trying to play characters that are as diverse from each other as possible, simply because it's more fun for me, actually.
I'm Sudafed-ed up, but it's alright because I'm having to do this rather sultry scene, so maybe it's OK that my voice is three octaves lower.
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.
It's always a little mind-boggling to realize that these famous actors know who I am.
I've got guns now. It's kind of gross.
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 business is all about gush and hype. You never have a bad meeting in L.A.
It's very hard to play the straight lead girl and still make her sparkly and fun and real.
Give us a break! I've hardly done anything but independent films.