Sally Hawkins

I'm not very well known. However, the more well known you get, the more people are going to have expectations of you.…

— Sally Hawkins

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

— Sally Hawkins

Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All…

— Sally Hawkins

You can't be a woman and not be a feminist, I don't think. If you care about the world and the world…

— Sally Hawkins

Characters that are not the norm or a bit out of the ordinary are always a challenge as an actress. You learn…

— Sally Hawkins

What works for me is knowing the character in an emotional sense. I wish I was more logical but it doesn't work…

— Sally Hawkins

I first started acting in primary school, just doing little plays. And from the moment I began, something just went 'click' inside…

— Sally Hawkins

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

— Sally Hawkins

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

— Sally Hawkins

I remember once giving my dad some drawings and writings and said, 'If you could just give these to the publisher, that…

— Sally Hawkins

I sort of fall in love with every character I do; you have to understand how they became what they've become, whether…

— Sally Hawkins

When an audience is affected in a way that I've seen with some people, it's so inspiring to me an actor. You…

— Sally Hawkins

It's different for every project. Some parts are quicker than others to get and know; sometimes right up until the last moment…

— Sally Hawkins

People are funny, and in the most tragic situations, when comedy erupts from nowhere, it can turn on its head within the…

— Sally Hawkins

I loved working with kids, and kids are the most incredibly discerning audience. And if they don't believe you, they will tell…

— Sally Hawkins

Comedy was why I got into acting the first place. Peter Sellers was a huge influence on my wanting to act. I…

— Sally Hawkins

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

— Sally Hawkins

I grew up with 'Jane Eyre,' reading it at school, and it's one of those, I think, for a lot of women,…

— Sally Hawkins

I love working and I love doing lots of things and a variety of things. It keeps your mind active and you…

— Sally Hawkins

You say something, things you would rather forget, and then they are out there. It makes me anxious and I don't know…

— Sally Hawkins

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

— Sally Hawkins

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

— Sally Hawkins

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

— Sally Hawkins

One of the things I love about acting is that I can enter into these other people's lives. But going back to…

— Sally Hawkins

The one thing that's going to get you through this business is having strong roots, being grounded and knowing what is true.

— Sally Hawkins