I do worry about young people in the business who have experienced a lot of success and are punted around doing those manic publicity trails, when you don't really know who you are yet. Sally Hawkins More Quotes by Sally Hawkins More Quotes From Sally Hawkins You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself. Sally Hawkins push-yourself pushing risk I sort of fall in love with every character I do; you have to understand how they became what they've become, whether they're the ugly kind or the very beautiful kinds of characters. Sally Hawkins falling-in-love beautiful character You think that adulthood will hit and you'll suddenly be more capable. But that doesn't happen, ever, does it? Sally Hawkins doe happens thinking I remember once giving my dad some drawings and writings and said, 'If you could just give these to the publisher, that would be great.' And I was about five! Sally Hawkins drawing dad writing One of the things I love about acting is that I can enter into these other people's lives. But going back to being me at the end of the day is very important, too. That process of remembering who I am. Sally Hawkins the-end-of-the-day who-i-am people I'll try and get through as much as my voice and nerves and knees will let me. Sally Hawkins knees voice trying I love disappearing. That's what acting is. For me it's about putting on a persona, stepping into a pair of shoes. It's my face, but I'm using it as a tool for that spirit, that character. Sally Hawkins shoes acting character My knees buckled. It's the last thing I expected Sally Hawkins knees expected lasts I love acting but I also love writing, especially comedy. Sally Hawkins comedy acting writing My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character. Sally Hawkins age feet character I know from my own experience that great films and great actors can have a really big influence on you. There is a place for art in the world, and if you're lucky enough to be good at something and to keep being given work, it's not such a bad thing. Sally Hawkins lucky actors art You can't be a woman and not be a feminist, I don't think. If you care about the world and the world you exist in and your rights. Sally Hawkins feminist rights thinking I loved working with kids, and kids are the most incredibly discerning audience. And if they don't believe you, they will tell you and let you know. I mean, kids is where it's at, really. Sally Hawkins mean believe kids A different script calls for different things. It always takes me a long time to get to know the part, and know the logic behind the words. I have to be with the script for quite a long time before things start to fall into place, before they become part of the character. Sally Hawkins character long fall I don't wear bright orange clothes or leopard skin boots, but it was really good fun to play someone that does and have an excuse too! Sally Hawkins clothes play fun I never come away from a film thinking I nailed it. Sally Hawkins film thinking You always want your films to go as far as they can. Sally Hawkins film want Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing. Sally Hawkins different mean directors I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley. Sally Hawkins smiley optimist happy-life My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy. Sally Hawkins strong attitude philosophy
