Samantha Morton Quotes
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free.
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We need a reasonable price where producers will not start nagging. At a reasonable price, we can invest to produce more oil.
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Adding 'just kidding' doesn't make it okay to insult the Principal.
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I am inspired by anything beautiful. Sometime it's a pair of eyes or flowing gorgeous hair, other times it's the sky or a sunset. I've been inspired by supple skin or the texture of a soft shirt.
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Every ten years there is a new generation of actors.
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How the visual world appears is important to me. I'm always aware of the light. I'm always aware of what I would call the 'deep composition.' Photography in the field is a process of creation, of thought and technique. But ultimately, it's an act of imaginatively seeing from within yourself.
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A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finish before you cook it. Before you start anything, read through the entire recipe once.
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I understand acting and I understand actors. I don't really understand the world of celebrity. That's just bizarre. Those sorts of elements I'm at sea with.
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There's so much hate that we direct externally that we forget we have our own psychos. But that's the role of the satirist - you have to examine your own country and say, 'look!'
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I made a very slatternly mother, notably unkeen on housework, unaware that homes need to be cleaned now and then, and too often to be found with a cigarette in one hand and a drink in the other.
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Acting is great therapy - you get to do things you'd normally get arrested for.
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English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education - sometimes it's sheer luck, like getting across the street.
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I consider my education to be the first 10 years of my career.
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No policy that does not rest upon some philosophical public opinion can be permanently maintained.
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The greatest weakness of most humans is their hesitancy to tell others how much they love them while they're alive.
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Living in Malibu is like being in a bubble, so discovering others that are so different from me has been incredibly gratifying.
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Journalist: a person without any ideas but with an ability to express them; a writer whose skill is improved by a deadline: the more time he has, the worse he writes.
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I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith.
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I was inspired to write this book by those who are sceptical of the power of freedom to change the world.
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I had an amazing childhood.
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I had some great high points and thought: 'This is fantastic. I'm going to be a huge star.' Then something happens, and you can't get a job to save your life.
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On paper, it looks rough, but I had a great childhood.
