Samantha Morton
Samantha Morton
Samantha Jane Mortonis an English actress, screenwriter and director. She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades throughout her career, including one BAFTA TV Award, one Golden Globe Award and has been nominated twice for an Academy Award and once for an Emmy Award. She has been described as one of the greatest actors of her generation...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth13 May 1977
CityOttingham, England
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I've been in front of a camera since I was a little girl, and that's the medium I understand.
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My job is the same, whether they've got a hundred million or half a million. I go in and I play that character to the best of my ability.
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My family don't watch a lot of what I do. Films are a bit too arty-farty for them, certainly the ones I do!
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Most of my life, I've been on a film set. There isn't anything to learn, not learn, unlearn. It's just in me.
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The thing with me is, if I wake up one morning and I'm not happy working as an actress, I'll stop. It's not something I have to do. It's not a vocation.
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On paper, it looks rough, but I had a great childhood.
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You get very possessive about characters, you feel you can see it in your mind and you want to play it.
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You've got all these books on self help, getting to know yourself, doing the right thing, eating the so-called right foods, even down to what books you have on your shelves. People are encouraged to look to themselves first as opposed to being a part of society.
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Without realizing it, you've actually become a ready-made family, like pot noodles - put the hot water in and it's there.
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It's more important for me to feel content than to be famous.
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For anyone who's been in care, successfully coming through the system is nothing to with money or success; it's the ability to feel love and be loved in return.
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I've got a lot of stairs in my house! I'm on the sixth floor. I should be fit and have a really nice ass, but I don't.
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It's like I understand images and some people understand poetry.
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I thrive on constant stimulation artistically, whether it's listening to music, seeing art, or whatever. I try to inspire myself because the urban world and politics are quite draining.