Kelly Reilly Quotes

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.

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

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

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 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.

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

You know, I really enjoy longevity. I see actors in their forties and they just turn out these really fabulous roles and characters. You know who they are, but you wouldn't necessarily know their names.

I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies.

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.

You put yourself on tape as an actor a lot - and you send them off, they go out into the ether, and you have no idea what's going to come back, or when.

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

I've no wish to appear in celebrity magazines.

I act because I have to, because I need to find out whether I can do it or not - that's what drives me and excites me and lights me up.

The British theatre and establishment is so hard to penetrate, and there are so many talented people involved in it. So, to be counted among some of those actresses ... It doesn't get better than that.

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

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

Acting has always been such escapism for me.

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

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.'

We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.

Every job feels like my first.

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

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

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.