Quotes By Samantha Morton

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.

I'll never get a part in a huge action blockbuster.

Catholicism played such a huge part in my life, I would not have survived without my faith.

To be honest with you, a lot of directors can be very lazy.

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.

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.

I've been in front of a camera since I was a little girl, and that's the medium I understand.

I am proud of what I've done.

I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that.

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.

Your spirit is your spirit, whether you're religious or whatever.

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.

I could be equally happy on a film set or in the middle of a field.

My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.

I was physically abused and I retaliated.

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!