57 Quotes by Sally Hawkins

I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley.

Comedy was why I got into acting the first place. Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I grew up with him and found him hysterical. The Pink Panther films were an inspiration, from my earliest childhood days, when I was watching them with my brother and my dad.

You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.

I love acting but I also love writing, especially comedy.

Sometimes you go into a film and you have no time to prepare and have to compress the details into a few days and then rely on the instinct and what happens when you're in a scene with other actors and that chemistry or not.

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!

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.

Being in nature is very important to me. I'm not a glamour puss.

My feet are like something from another age - prehistoric and troll-like. I keep expecting them to talk, they have that much character.