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
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.
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.
hate character thinking
I hate the analyzing thing. People say, 'Why do you think your character did that? I don't know. I'm not an analyst, and they're not in psychotherapy. Unless it's a film where they're in therapy.
front medium since
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!
life
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.
morning wake
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.
great looks
On paper, it looks rough, but I had a great childhood.
mind
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.