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
People are funny, and in the most tragic situations, when comedy erupts from nowhere, it can turn on its head within the space of a second or a minute. Youre laughing one minute and youre crying the next and thats just life for me, and that is what people are like. – Sally Hawkins
My parents have a strong work ethic, but their attitude to life, their philosophy, is: whatever makes you happy. – Sally Hawkins
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. – Sally Hawkins
Last night, there came a frost, which has done great damage to my garden…. It is sad that Nature will play such tricks on us poor mortals, inviting us with sunny smiles to confide in her, and then, when we are entirely within her power, striking us to the heart. – Nathaniel Hawthorne, The American Notebooks