English - Actress | May 13, 1977 -
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
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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.
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My mind boggles at the amount of violence inflicted upon children in today's society.
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I'm an actor. That's what I'm gifted at. It's what makes me breathe.
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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.
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I was physically abused and I retaliated.
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I am proud of what I've done.
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I'll never get a part in a huge action blockbuster.
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Everyone wants to look their best, everyone has dreams of wanting to look like something else. But we are who we are.
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I believe it is my duty as a performer to raise issues in the world of things we're afraid to look at.
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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.
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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.
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