Words matter. These are the best Kelly Reilly Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
Auditioning is a horrible experience because you know you are being absolutely scrutinized and judged. There are days where you can do it and days where it’s just not happening, and I feel like that’s how it is with all artists; you have some days it kind of works.
It’s lovely to work with a group of actors who make you laugh and smile.
I’d love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I’ve worked with so many men.
Acting has always been such escapism for me.
I’ve no wish to appear in celebrity magazines.
When it comes to my work, I’m fearless. I go with my gut.
Women do well in their thirties. They put their bags down and say, ‘This is who I am – like it or lump it.’ There is a more relaxed quality, which I like.
I’m a theater actress. I love rehearsal. I could have six weeks of rehearsal and think it’s not enough. But on film, you don’t get that luxury.
When I was younger, I used to write to directors when I was unsure I could play a role. I’d say: ‘You’ve made a terrible mistake.’
Literally, I don’t know where life is gonna go from one day to the next, and that’s as exciting as it is tiring.
Being at the pinnacle of my career is not to turn up in some multiplex blockbuster.
I don’t want to be doing fashion shoots and being interviewed about where I shop. Who cares?
At my school, Shakespeare wasn’t on the syllabus – at least not for me.
I hate to say that my mother was ‘just a housewife’, because in addition to that she has had lots of part-time secretarial jobs in factories and hospitals, always working really hard for our family.
I’m not a show-off; I’m not an exhibitionist.
We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.
As an actor, you always want to keep it different, change it up, and, you know, just to keep yourself inspired and work with interesting characters.
I’d prefer to go under the radar and just do the acting without being famous for it.
Theatre is where my heart is. It’s where I can do my best work. And even if I do films and TV, that’s what I want to come back to.
