Interview with Sally Hawkins by the Telegraph
We were sent a lovely email by Sandra recently, who very kindly sent us a link to a Sally Hawkins interview by John Preston of the Telegraph!
It was an excellent read, and as Sandra said to us in the email: the interview really does offer some “interesting ‘insights’ about Sally herself”, who comes across as very human, approachable and at times really quite adorable during the interview.
She values her privacy, and admires the way Judi Dench approaches the business of acting: “passionate about what she does but just disappears when she’s finished doing it.” and while Sally concedes that interviews are something that comes with her profession, she is – by her own admission – not very comfortable with them; a fact somewhat reinforced by John Preston’s faithful portrayal of even her minute movements.
These little gestures make her more endearing – if you were to ask us – and the style of the interview was a refreshing change to the usual staccato Q&A, because John Preston manages to discover more about Sally, the person, rather than her professional or actress persona.
For instance, we find out that she loves nature and lives in Richmond; has dyslexia – although she is very matter of fact about it; has conscious baby memories from as early as 8 months – “I can remember being in my cot and getting a stocking for Christmas. And I remember looking at this duck and thinking, “They’re only giving me this because I’m a baby.”; she still writes comedy sketches with her old school friend, and there is even a hint of a relationship.
There are plenty more tidbits in the article, which is certainly one of our most favourite interviews to date, and you can read it by clicking on the link above. Alternatively, we have also posted it in our Articles archive under the title ‘Sally Hawkins interview‘.
Many thanks to Sandra for recommending the article, and hope you enjoy reading it as much as we did. Do let us know!
p/s: A wonderful surprise was that Sally-Hawkins.com actually got a mention!
