Quote by Samantha Morton
Im not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but

Im not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent – you cant just do it like that. – Samantha Morton

Other quotes by Samantha Morton

Some directors cast you because they trust you to do the performance – but then they forget to direct you. – Samantha Morton

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Trust
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When youve been raised in care, rap music isnt just about guns and sexism. Theyre talking about real things you can hang on to, problems of identity that you have sympathy with. Its not just about the music, with rap: when I was in care, it meant a whole lot more than that. – Samantha Morton

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Sympathy
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The thing with me is, if I wake up one morning and Im not happy working as an actress, Ill stop. Its not something I have to do. Its not a vocation. – Samantha Morton

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Morning
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Poetry
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Its not easy to define poetry. – Bob Dylan

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Poetry

I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean. – Socrates

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Poetry

Poets should ignore most criticism and get on with making poetry. – Anne Stevenson

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Poetry

But I liked Yeats! That wild Irishman. I really loved his love of language, his flow. His chaotic ideas seemed to me just the right thing for a poet. Passion! He was always on the right side. He may be wrongheaded, but his heart was always on the right side. He wrote beautiful poetry. – Chinua Achebe

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Poetry

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Im not keen on history being tampered with… to any extent. – Daniel Day-Lewis

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