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
whether
Your spirit is your spirit, whether you're religious or whatever.
otherwise people
People need to know that you're versatile, otherwise you don't get the opportunities.
hard people
People often ask me, was it hard to play this person or that person? Well, no, not really. Acting is what I do. It's my job.
money name raise
My name can raise money on a small-budget film.
director guide relationship relationships
I have to have the director be my guide - I have to have that relationship with the director or else I go bonkers.
assess huge next scene unless
If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.
bill health lots rehab truth
The truth is I had lots of rehab and now I have a clean bill of health.
kids thinking people
I think anybody who has been abused as a kid - and I was abused as a kid, by various people - will say it's irrational because violence is irrational.
mother thinking
I think once you're a mother to one, you're a mother to them all.
believe thinking mind
I think there's a very fine line between the type of performing that some actors do, and being in a state in your mind where you actually believe what's going on. If we weren't actors, what would we do with that ability? Would we not be slightly insane? Mentally ill? I don't know.
support-you oxford parent
I want to prove that you don't have to come from Oxford University or Rada - and you don't have to have parents that support you - to succeed.
kids years care
I wanted to make a film - and I've been wanting to do this for 16 years - about life in care, and bring it to the public's attention, because I had never seen anything, on TV or in the cinema, which said: 'This is how it feels to be a kid in care'.
writing thinking stories
I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that.
children mind today
My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.