57 Quotes by Sally Hawkins

My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: 'whatever makes you happy.

You always want your films to go as far as they can.

I never come away from a film thinking I nailed it.

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.

You think that adulthood will hit and you'll suddenly be more capable. But that doesn't happen, ever, does it?

Characters that are not the norm or a bit out of the ordinary are always a challenge as an actress. You learn more by using different tools for those type of characters. They are always much more fun to play and much more interesting. They take you places that you wouldn't necessarily go in your everyday life.

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.

It's different for every project. Some parts are quicker than others to get and know; sometimes right up until the last moment you're just praying that something will click. But you can only do a certain amount of work and then at some point you've got to think: 'OK, I'm just going to have to leap now.'

You do your bit and then you hope for the best and you think, oh I hope there's an audience at the end of the day.