Quotes from Kelly Reilly


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I've no wish to appear in celebrity magazines.


I love actresses who are brave and don't do what's expected of them or don't play off how they look or take risks.


I need someone who understands an artist's mentality. I couldn't be with someone who wouldn't let me have my freedom.


I think when you're an actor and you're drawing on your emotions all the time, you need to be quite steady.


I'd love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I've worked with so many men.


I'd prefer to go under the radar and just do the acting without being famous for it.


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.


I'm not a show-off; I'm not an exhibitionist.


I'm not temperamentally into high comedy. I'm not a Noel Coward kind of girl.


I don't want to be doing fashion shoots and being interviewed about where I shop. Who cares?


The reason I act is because I'm trying to understand why people are as they are.


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.


There is a part of me that is not fulfilled by acting. It is a self-involved life; it can feel shallow, but not very often.


We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.


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.'


When it comes to my work, I'm fearless. I go with my gut.


My personal life, my normal life, is so important to me. To be able to go back to my personal life and leave characters behind is important; I don't keep them with me.


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 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.


My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility.