Kelly Reilly Quotes
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Acting has always been such escapism for me.
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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.
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I'm not a show-off; I'm not an exhibitionist.
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I've no wish to appear in celebrity magazines.
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Being at the pinnacle of my career is not to turn up in some multiplex blockbuster.
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I think when you're an actor and you're drawing on your emotions all the time, you need to be quite steady.
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I'd love to work on a real girl piece with some fabulous actresses. I feel like I've worked with so many men.
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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.
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My dad is such a good man, hard-working.
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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.
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My family believe you should never be flashy about anything. Maybe that handicapped me a little bit, that extreme humility.
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I need someone who understands an artist's mentality. I couldn't be with someone who wouldn't let me have my freedom.
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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.
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Every job feels like my first.
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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.
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I'm not temperamentally into high comedy. I'm not a Noel Coward kind of girl.
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The reason I act is because I'm trying to understand why people are as they are.
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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.
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I love strong women in films that are allowed to play women and not male fantasies.
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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.
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It's lovely to work with a group of actors who make you laugh and smile.
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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.
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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.
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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.