Sally Hawkins movie quotes

“Mrs. Bird-Actors are some of the most evil, devious people on the planet.
Mary Brown-Are they?
Mrs. Bird-They lie for a living.”
Julie Walters - Mrs Bird
Sally Hawkins - Mary Brown

“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.”
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 they're the ugly kind or the very beautiful kinds of characters.”
Sally Hawkins

“Being in nature is very important to me. I'm not a glamour puss.”
Sally Hawkins

“I'm quite an optimist, quite happy in life, quite smiley.”
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'm not very well known. However, the more well known you get, the more people are going to have expectations of you. Although that's great, it also imposes certain pressures.”
Sally Hawkins

“You only do good work when you're taking risks and pushing yourself.”
Sally Hawkins

“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.”
Sally Hawkins

“They're everywhere. Battling for dominance.”
Sally Hawkins - Dr. Vivienne Graham

“If we do nothing, neither are we.”

Sally Hawkins - Elisa Esposito

“- Mary Brown: He's about 3ft6. He's got a bright red hat on and a blue duffle coat. And he is a bear.
- Policeman: It's not much to go on.
- Mary Brown: Really?”
Sally Hawkins - Mary Brown
Dominic Coleman - Policeman

“- Giles: Oh! God, to be young and beautiful. If I could go back to when I was 18 - I didn't know anything about anything - I'd give myself a bit of advice.
- Elisa: [in sign language] What would you say?
- Giles: I would say: Take better care of your teeth and fuck, a lot more.”
Richard Jenkins - Giles
Sally Hawkins - Elisa Esposito

“- Mary Brown: Not going to let this change us, right?
- Henry Brown: No way, baby!”

Sally Hawkins - Mary Brown
Hugh Bonneville - Henry Brown