Samantha Morton quotes

Samantha Morton is an acclaimed English actress and director, recognized for her powerful performances in independent films and television. Her work has earned her numerous awards and nominations, including BAFTA and Golden Globe honors. She continues to be a prominent figure in contemporary British cinema. Here are 32 of her quotes:

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. (Samantha Morton)
We're all living blinkered lives, and we're not seeing what's going on and looking to change it. I'm not saying that everyone has to make a political statement, but we need to be more aware of what's happening and why. View quote
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I have worked very hard on being aware of my childhood but moving forward and not letting it bring me down emotionally. That is a hard thing - especially when you have children of your own and you remember what happened to you at that age. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I am proud of what I've done. View quote
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Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe. View quote
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Everyone wants to look their best, everyone has dreams of wanting to look like something else. But we are who we are. (Samantha Morton)
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. View quote
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Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith. View quote
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I think once you're a mother to one, you're a mother to them all. View quote
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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. View quote
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I like to stretch my acting muscles. View quote
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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. View quote
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society. View quote
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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. View quote
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I was physically abused and I retaliated. View quote
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I can't act without music very well. (Samantha Morton)
It's important to have masculine energy around your child. View quote
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I could be equally happy on a film set or in the middle of a field. View quote
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I believe it is my duty as a performer to raise issues in the world of things we're afraid to look at. View quote
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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. View quote
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Samantha Morton

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Occupation: English Actress
Born: May 13, 1977
Quotes count: 32