The 34+ Samantha Morton Quotes

I'm An Actor. That's What I'm Gifted At. It's What Makes Me Breathe.

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.

I'll Never Get A Part In A Huge Action Blockbuster.

It's Important To Have Masculine Energy Around Your Child.

Coming Back Into Television, I Was Very, Very Wary About Committing To Anything That Could Potentially Take A Long Time. I Don't Mind Movies, But I Was Nervous Of Television.

It's Fantastic To Strive Towards A Nice Life Where You Eat Nice Organic Food And Your Children Go To A Nice School And You Can Afford Nice Clothes And Nice Perfume And The Hypoallergenic Make-up. But There's Never A Day Goes By, And I Mean This From The Bottom Of My Heart, That I Don't Think About Where I'm From.

I've Been Acting Since I Was A Child, And Though This Was Different In A Way, I Think I've Been Very Blessed. The Majority Of The Sets I've Been On Have Been Very Inclusive And Very Empowering, And I've Often Chosen To Work With People That Sing From The Same Song Sheet.

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.

To Be Honest With You, A Lot Of Directors Can Be Very Lazy.

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.

Youve 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.

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.