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from the west end to the oscars

Samantha Barks by Paul Wetherell

i spend my life in a musical

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“When she sang that song, it broke my heart. There was something that she did in that song. I remember I was with Danny Cohen, the cinematographer. Samantha had to sing in the rain again and again. She was shivering… There’s a moment when she has sung her huge last note. She has her head into her chest and she goes, ‘I love him,’ and her head comes up. It’s like she finds the thought. It is when her head is almost away from the camera. All of us behind the monitors went, ‘Oh.’ There was still that chill in our arms. I remember Danny saying, ‘I wish more film actors would realize the strength of keeping your head away from the camera sometimes.’ This moment of her, hidden, and then coming up broke my heart.” ‒ Eddie Redmayne

“Samantha has a unique ability to embody whatever a song asks of her, that’s an incredible talent, and I think it’s what separates her from other people in her field. There’s never a moment’s doubt about who the character is when Sam Barks is singing the song, and that’s true whether she’s onstage in Les Miz or you’re in the pub and it’s three o'clock in the morning and you’ve had a few pints and she’s singing an old English folk song. It’s a very unique and special thing to find somebody who can do that.” ‒ Alan Doyle

“She is so wonderful. The thing about Samantha which struck me from day one was her emotional intelligence and her access through those emotions. I think that’s the main criteria to be a great actress.” ‒ Max Irons

“I happened to be at the studio when she did her costume and make-up tests, and I was struck by her confidence. You’d expect an actor or actress who had never been in front of cinematic cameras to be nervous, but she was like an old pro. She was at home, and it’s clear she loves what she does. She doesn’t have fear or failure in her make-up.” ‒ Eric Fellner

“I walked on the set as Samantha was doing the last take of the big song, ‘On My Own.’ The applause on that set was so massive from everybody. They’d been standing in the rain for five hours. It gave me the chills.” ‒ Hugh Jackman

                                           Happy 27th Birthday, Samantha Jane Barks (october 2, 1990)

Cameron Mackintosh surprises Samantha Barks at an ‘Oliver!’ curtain call with the news that she’ll make her film debut as Eponine in the film, ‘Les Miserables.’