Top 35 Quotes by Kelly Reilly

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.'

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.