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- Emma Stone is mom to 4-year-old daughter Louise Jean with her husband, Dave McCary
- Speaking to Vogue for her new cover story, the actress made some rare comments about her little shorty
- “There’s nothing I feel luckier about,” Stone told the publication of motherhood
Emma Stone is grateful to be a mother.
In a new interview with Vogue for her September cover story, published Monday, Aug. 11, the actress, 36, opened up about how meaningful motherhood is to her.
Stone shares 4-year-old daughter, Louise Jean, with her husband Dave McCary, whom she married in September 2020.
“There’s nothing I feel luckier about,” she told the outlet of her daughter. “She’s the greatest gift of my life, for sure.”
The Poor Things star also revealed that being a mom has even affected the job roles she chooses to take on and how she immediately considers whether the travel and time that would need to be spent away from her daughter to be onset is worth it.
“It’s streamlined everything,” she said. “It’s a clichéd thing to say, but it changes everything. And simplifies everything.”
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Asked if motherhood has helped her with getting deeper emotionally when she’s in character, the proud mom replied, “I do think it unlocks different things.”
“I don’t know if it’s specifically that, but I feel everything I could possibly feel, because everything has exploded,” she explained.
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Last year, Stone dedicated her second Oscar win to her daughter.
“I really just want to thank my family. My mom, my brother Spencer, my dad, my husband Dave, I love you so much,” she said after accepting Best Actress for her role as Bella Baxter in Poor Things.
She continued, “And, most importantly, my daughter, who’s gonna be 3 in three days and has turned our lives technicolor.”
Stone then quoted her friend Taylor Swift‘s lyric: “I love you bigger than the whole sky, my shorty” from Swift’s song “Bigger Than the Whole Sky.”
The mother of one and her husband live a private life with their daughter.
At the time of Louise’s birth, a source told PEOPLE, “Emma and Dave have a great marriage and both wanted a child.”
“They are a very grounded and private couple and were ready for a family,” they continued. “”Emma is close to her family and good friends but not the type to flaunt her personal life.”
The insider added, “Dave respects that about her and is the same way. They have a great life together and support each other.”
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