Quotes By Samantha Morton

It's more important for me to feel content than to be famous.

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.

I don't get the point in a lot of biopics, they're boring. You know what's gonna happen. You're just watching actors show off.

Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance - but then they forget to direct you.

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.

You get very possessive about characters, you feel you can see it in your mind and you want to play it.

The truth is I had lots of rehab and now I have a clean bill of health.

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.

If I'm preparing for something and I've got a huge day the next day, I have to get into character the night before to assess the scene. I can't assess a scene unless I'm in character, if that makes sense.

On paper, it looks rough, but I had a great childhood.

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.

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

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

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.

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!

I was physically abused and I retaliated.

I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe.

It's important to have masculine energy around your child.

I want to prove that you don't have to come from Oxford University or Rada - and you don't have to have parents that support you - to succeed.

My name can raise money on a small-budget film.