‘At 16 I was in a homeless hostel’: Samantha Morton shares insight into her difficult childhood and how acting ‘saved’ her

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Appearing on Joshua Harowitz's Happy Sad Confused podcast, Samantha reveals that after growing up in foster homes, acting "saved my life." Samantha continues, "At 16 I was living in a homeless hostel, and that was where I wrote my first play." Despite everything she's overcome and the huge success she's experienced as an actress, Samantha also reveals she hasn't worked for a year since filming The Odyssey. I’m happy now. As well as being in awe of working with Nolan, Samantha is also completely enamoured with the concepts conveyed in The Odyssey.