Sally Hawkins
Sally Hawkins
Sally Cecilia Hawkinsis an English actress. She made her film debut in Mike Leigh's All or Nothing in 2002. She would continue working with Leigh, appearing in Vera Drakeand in Happy-Go-Lucky, for which she won several awards including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy, and the Silver Bear for Best Actress at the Berlin Film Festival...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth27 April 1976
school play laughing
I first started acting in primary school, just doing little plays. And from the moment I began, something just went 'click' inside me. Suddenly I wasn't shy anymore. Instead I felt confident and happy. I can remember the enormous sense of relief it gave me. I loved the feeling of making people laugh.
fall character long
A different script calls for different things. It always takes me a long time to get to know the part, and know the logic behind the words. I have to be with the script for quite a long time before things start to fall into place, before they become part of the character.
beautiful falling-in-love character
I sort of fall in love with every character I do; you have to understand how they became what they've become, whether they're the ugly kind or the very beautiful kinds of characters.
thinking doe happens
You think that adulthood will hit and you'll suddenly be more capable. But that doesn't happen, ever, does it?
worry people publicity
I do worry about young people in the business who have experienced a lot of success and are punted around doing those manic publicity trails, when you don't really know who you are yet.
character feet age
My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character.
thinking film
I never come away from a film thinking I nailed it.
character shoes acting
I love disappearing. That's what acting is. For me it's about putting on a persona, stepping into a pair of shoes. It's my face, but I'm using it as a tool for that spirit, that character.
happy-life smiley optimist
I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley.
fun play clothes
I don't wear bright orange clothes or leopard skin boots, but it was really good fun to play someone that does and have an excuse too!
mean different scripts
Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
art lucky actors
I know from my own experience that great films and great actors can have a really big influence on you. There is a place for art in the world, and if you're lucky enough to be good at something and to keep being given work, it's not such a bad thing.
worry mind too-much
I love working and I love doing lots of things and a variety of things. It keeps your mind active and you don't end up worrying about just the one thing. When I chew things over or analyze too much, that is when I can trip myself up.
dad writing drawing
I remember once giving my dad some drawings and writings and said, 'If you could just give these to the publisher, that would be great.' And I was about five!