Kelly Reilly Quotes

Every moment of living has its own logic, its own meaning.

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.

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

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

I don't like the word celebrity. If I become a good actress and be in movies where I'm expected to be a good actress, who is recognised, that's different to being what I consider to be a celebrity. My job is an actor and that's what I'm passionate about and adore. It's a privilege to be able to do this job for a living.

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

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

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

Every job feels like my first.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

It's lovely to work with a group of actors who make you laugh and smile.

Obviously, education is hugely important, along with healthcare. They're the basics and you're hurting your own country if you don't pour money into them.

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.

My dad is such a good man, hard-working.

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.

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.

Acting has always been such escapism for me.

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

We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.

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.

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.'