Samantha Morton Quotes
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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.
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The truth is I had lots of rehab and now I have a clean bill of health.
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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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It's important to have masculine energy around your child.
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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.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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I like to stretch my acting muscles.
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Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.
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Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.
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I respond very well to well-written material and women who have had an effect on society, something tragic or monumental has happened to them.
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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'.
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It's not about the money with me.
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When you've been raised in care, rap music isn't just about guns and sexism. They're talking about real things you can hang on to, problems of identity that you have sympathy with. It's not just about the music, with rap: when I was in care, it meant a whole lot more than that.
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.
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On paper, it looks rough, but I had a great childhood.
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I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe.
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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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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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It's like I understand images and some people understand poetry.
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I was physically abused and I retaliated.
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What shocks me is that so many people leave care and become homeless, and when you're homeless you get into crime, prostitution and drugs, and it is a vicious circle. That's what we need to change.
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I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions.
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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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My name can raise money on a small-budget film.