Samantha Morton

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. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#comes #decision #defensive #early #exceptions

I like to stretch my acting muscles. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#i #like #muscles #stretch

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. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#had #happened #i #material #monumental

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. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#because #been #i #i think #irrational

I think once you're a mother to one, you're a mother to them all. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#i think #mother #once #them #think

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. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#i #oxford #parents #prove #succeed

I was physically abused and I retaliated. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#physically

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

— Samantha Morton

#blockbuster #get #huge #i #never

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

— Samantha Morton

#breathe #gifted #i #makes #me

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. ↗

— Samantha Morton

#film #i #i can #i think #just