Samantha Morton

“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.”

“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.”

“I am proud of what I've done.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“It's not about the money with me.”

“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'll never get a part in a huge action blockbuster.”

“I like to stretch my acting muscles.”

“For anyone who's been in care, successfully coming through the system is nothing to with money or success; it's the ability to feel love and be loved in return.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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.”

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

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