Actor Quote by Genevieve O'Reilly

“There's such a fascination with celebrity. I think that's a very different thing to being an actor.”

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It's not difficult to be attracted to Rupert Penry-Jones.

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I love Adelaide. It's a great place.

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We used to speak Irish - Gaelic Irish - around the dinner table, but over the years, we lost that.

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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,…

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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…

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I have a few homes. I have my family home in Adelaide where my parents and my brothers and sisters are, and I have…

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Whenever I do a play, there are 'Star Wars' fans at the stage door, and they're always lovely - so excited and so effusive…

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When I was around 13 or 14, there were visits to the theater, which really ignited my passion. Going to see live theater is…

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My goal has always been, from the time I was at drama school, about longevity.

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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…

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I think most Irish people are creative. Whether it's music, or dance, or... certainly storytelling is in the blood.

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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…

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