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Kelly Reilly Biography

Jessica Kelly Siobhán Reilly (born 18 July 1977) is 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.

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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.

Actor, Drawing, Needs, Steady, Thinking

I've no wish to appear in celebrity magazines.

Appear, Celebrity, Magazines, Wish

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

Living, Logic, Meaning, Meaningful, Moments

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.

Artist, Horrible, Judged, Kind

We live in a celebrity-obsessed society.

Live, Obsessed, Society

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

Artist, Freedom, Let, Let Me, Needs, Understands

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.

Addition, Family, Hate, Jobs, Mother

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

Cares, Fashion, Interviewed, Shop, Want, Who Cares

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.

Country, Education, Hugely, Hurt, Important, Pour

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

Believe, Flashy, Humility, Littles

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

Exhibitionist, Showing Off, Shows

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

Act, People, Reason, Trying

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.

Actor, Change, Character, Characters, Different, Interesting

Being at the pinnacle of my career is not to turn up in some multiplex blockbuster.

Blockbuster, Career, Careers, Multiplex, Pinnacle, Turns

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.

Film, Luxury, Rehearsal, Think, Thinking

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.

Actor, Adore, Celebrity, Different, Passionate

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.

Able, Back, Character, Important, Keep, Personal

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.

Brave, Look, Play, Risk

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. '

Mistake, Play, Role, Terrible, Writing, Younger

Acting has always been such escapism for me.

Acting, Escapism

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