57 Quotes by Sally Hawkins

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 working and I love doing lots of things and a variety of things. It keeps your mind active and you don’t end up worrying about just the one thing. When I chew things over or analyze too much, that is when I can trip myself up.

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.

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!

I’ll try and get through as much as my voice and nerves and knees will let me.

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

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.

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.

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.