Samantha Barks Quotes

We all have an escape. Mine was theater.

There’s nothing like the buzz of live theater. You put it out there and receive an instant reaction: laughing, crying, yelling, applauding.

The red carpet is kind of a surreal experience. There’s nothing normal about it, so for me the most important thing is to maintain some normality right until the point you get out of the car.

If I wasn’t performing, I wasn’t alive. That’s the truth. My parents had absolutely no interest in the business, but they knew it made me happy, so they said ‘Go for it, girl!’

I’ve looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.