It’s great to have a job and then go to another one, and have another one to go to after that. It doesn’t always happen; you might be waiting a few months. But I’ve had some interesting roles, and worked with some great people. And it has been a really interesting mix between theatre television and film. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
I was the only one silly enough to carry it on to the professional level, but I would say most of my family – and my extended family – are storytellers. And really, that’s just what acting is. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
Whenever I do a play, there are ‘Star Wars’ fans at the stage door, and they’re always lovely – so excited and so effusive about the storylines and the characters. When you’re doing something really serious, and the ‘Star Wars’ fans are waiting outside, it’s a nice juxtaposition. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
When I was around 13 or 14, there were visits to the theater, which really ignited my passion. Going to see live theater is when I properly got the bug and hoped I’d be able to do it for a living one day. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
Certainly in my youth there was lots of singing, lots of storytelling, and whenever we went to a party, you had to do a party piece, like sing songs, recite poems, or tell stories. That sort of narrative musical culture was my upbringing. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
My goal has always been, from the time I was at drama school, about longevity. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
I’ve had quite a wide spread of a career. But it’s not like I’ve had to negotiate what Sienna Miller has had to negotiate, or even Felicity Jones, for example. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
There’s such a fascination with celebrity. I think that’s a very different thing to being an actor. Genevieve O'Reilly Read Quote
