Kelly Reilly
Kelly Reilly
Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reillyis an English actress. Her performance in After Miss Julie at the Donmar Warehouse made her a star of the London stage and earned her a nomination for a Laurence Olivier Award for Best Actress of 2003...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth18 July 1977
CitySurrey, England
thinking drawing actors
I think when you're an actor and you're drawing on your emotions all the time, you need to be quite steady.
acting radar being-famous
I'd prefer to go under the radar and just do the acting without being famous for it.
thinking luxury rehearsal
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.
fashion care want
I don't want to be doing fashion shoots and being interviewed about where I shop. Who cares?
jobs firsts feels
Every job feels like my first.
character important able
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.
acting escapism
Acting has always been such escapism for me.
character interesting actors
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.
careers pinnacle turns
Being at the pinnacle of my career is not to turn up in some multiplex blockbuster.
fearless guts
When it comes to my work, I'm fearless. I go with my gut.
mistake writing play
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.'
obsessed
We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.
self acting shallow
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.
heart theatre want
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.