I think there are lots of reasons to take projects. Being scared about one is always good. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
All of my dad’s family, his brothers and sisters, my nana and grandad and all of the cousins emigrated to Australia within two years of each other. Irish families are close at the best of times, but when you move to the other side of the world, we were like a big posse over there. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
Me and my husband make decisions together, and we think of the children always, as a lot of jobs take you away as an actor, and it’s a bit of a gypsy lifestyle. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
What’s that comment about every actor being a waiter who is out of a job? I did a lot of waitressing, and I loved it because I love getting to know people from different places. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
I think moving from Ireland to Australia, you couldn’t get a more different accent on the palate. The Irish accent is very muscular and involves a lot of tongue and cheek-muscle work, whereas the Australian accent is really flat; the palate is quite broad. They’re at almost opposite ends of the scale, so I feel it was good training. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
We used to speak Irish – Gaelic Irish – around the dinner table, but over the years, we lost that. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
I think there’s a responsibility to any character that you play that was a living persona. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
