S1 EP8: Samantha Morton on growing up in the care system and facing adversity in the acting world

The Louis Theroux Podcast

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Comedy, Society & Culture, Arts

4.3 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Louis meets actor and director Samantha Morton. The pair discuss depicting the British care system in her directorial debut, The Unloved, turning up high on live television, and the enthusiasm of Tom Cruise. Warnings: Some strong language and discussions of sensitive themes including drug use and sexual abuse. If you've been affected by sexual violence or any of the themes in this episode, you can find information and resources at spotify.com/resources Please note that this episode was recorded before the SAG actors strike. Links: Minority Report (dir. Steven Spielberg) Minority Report (2002) Official Trailer #1 - Tom Cruise Sci-Fi Action Movie Under The Skin (dir. Carine Adler) Under the Skin.1997.trailer.avi Sweet and Lowdown (dir. Woody Allen) Sweet and Lowdown - Official Trailer - Woody Allen Movie Morvern Callar (dir. Lynne Ramsay) Morvern Callar (2002) Official UK Trailer The Whale (dir. Darren Aronofsky) The Whale | Official Trailer HD | A24 The Unloved (dir. Samantha Morton) The Unloved | Trail | Channel 4 Louis Theroux - Law and Disorder in Johannesburg https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00g1vdq/louis-theroux-specials-law-and-disorder-in-johannesburg Band of Gold https://www.itv.com/watch/band-of-gold/1a2028 About Adam About Adam - Trailer Mister Lonely (dir. Harmony Korine) Mister Lonely [2007] Official Trailer Samantha Morton as Alpha in The Walking Dead Alpha shows Daryl The Whisperer Horde | THE WALKING DEAD 9x15 [HD] Scene John Carter of Mars (dir. Andrew Stanton) John Carter of Mars | OFFICIAL trailer #1 US (2012) Gil Scott-Heron - I’m New Here https://open.spotify.com/album/1S5FP0ZGG6XGOIdL8OsrZB?si=HJFwsy8QSaOHcvG0xLZ_8Q Candleshoe Candleshoe trailer Samantha Morton interview with Simon Hattenstone https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/sep/12/samantha-morton-interview-rotherham-sexual-abuse Longford (dir. Tom Hooper) LONGFORD Official Trailer (2018) Lord Longford - Myra Hindley Credits: Producer: Paul Kobrak Assistant Producer: Maan Al-Yasiri Production Manager: Francesca Bassett Music: Miguel D’Oliveira Show notes compiled by Shaloma Ellis Executive Producer: Arron Fellows A Mindhouse Production exclusively for Spotify www.mindhouse.co.uk Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Here we go.
0:16.4	Hello and welcome to the Louis Theroo podcast.
0:21.5	Presented by me, Louis Theroux.
0:26.9	Today our guest is the amazing actor and director, Samantha Morton, star of, well, too many brilliant films, but including Minority Report, directed by Stephen Spielberg.
0:40.4	Sweeten Lowdown, directed by Woody Allen, Morven Caller, directed by Lynn Ramsey.
0:45.7	More recently, The Whale, directed by Darren Aronofsky.
0:49.3	Basically, she's been in tons of extremely high-quality films.
0:53.8	She's also directed a high-quality film called
0:56.0	The Unloved, which we talk about in some detail because in some ways it's a roadmap to her early
1:01.1	life. It deals with a young girl growing up in care, something Samantha experienced firsthand
1:07.6	in her childhood in Nottingham. The usual warnings to do with intimate, sometimes gritty content, strong language, drug use,
1:18.5	sexual abuse.
1:20.0	We recorded the episode remotely, just me and Samantha, in our respective homes, and the
1:25.3	production team in theirs.
1:27.8	So slightly at long distance.
1:30.0	All of that and much, much more coming up.
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