Samantha Morton Quotes
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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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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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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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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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Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.
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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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It's important to have masculine energy around your child.
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.
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To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.
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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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I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe.
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It's like I understand images and some people understand poetry.
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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 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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On paper, it looks rough, but I had a great childhood.
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I was physically abused and I retaliated.
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I like to stretch my acting muscles.
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I am proud of what I've done.
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I was angry but not at God. I feel that you are closer to God when you are messed up. Definitely. That's when you most need God, and God cannot control what man does.
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My name can raise money on a small-budget film.
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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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It's not about the money with me.
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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!