“Acting, for me, is exhausting. I'm always more energized by directing. It's more intense to direct. I can pop in and express myself, then pop out again. It's a huge passion for me.” I CanPassionActingHugeDirectPopsIntenseExhausting Author:Jodie Foster
“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.” MadeDecisionLimitsExceptionPersonal LifeGet Real Author:Samantha Morton
“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.” WellsWrittenHappenedEffectsMaterialsTragicWell Written Author:Samantha Morton
“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.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensKidsViolenceVariousIrrational Author:Samantha Morton
“I think once you're a mother to one, you're a mother to them all.” ThinkingMother Author:Samantha Morton
“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.” IfsThinkingKnowsMindBelieveStatesActorsLinesAbilityFineTypeIllInsanePerformingFine LinesMentally Ill Author:Samantha Morton
“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.” WantParentSupportSucceedProveUniversityOxfordSupport YouOxford University Author:Samantha Morton
“I wanted to make a film - and I've been wanting to do this for 16 years - about life in care, and bring it to the public's attention, because I had never seen anything, on TV or in the cinema, which said: 'This is how it feels to be a kid in care'.” FeelsYearsSaidCareKidsWantedFilmAttentionTvsCinema Author:Samantha Morton
“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.” ThinkingWritingI CanStoriesFilmTalentBrilliantShort StoryJust Do ItFilm Writing Author:Samantha Morton