Katherine Kelly Quotes

As an actor, I'm in such a privileged position because my work is job by job. If something doesn't fit in with family life, there's more flexibility.

It's funny how being an actor forces you to do things or go places that you wouldn't ordinarily.

If I had a long-term partner, I don't think I'd be an actor. It'd be too much of a strain; you have to work too hard to balance that life with a family and a mortgage and all that stuff - it would be too much.

I want my weekends off and I want to put my kids to bed. Those are good reasons to want to be in 'Batman 2'.

The good thing about being an actress is that it's very children-friendly. I can work for three months, and then I can have six months off.

There's a lot of actors I think that appear so much more together as the characters they portray as opposed to the actual people, so I know I've said this before: Hollywood's not a place where you're rewarded for growing up.

I never lost my interest in acting but I did lose my interest in the business and what I had to go through to make a film. I felt saturated, you know, like a sponge when it's saturated - it's not good.

I don't mean to sound - I don't want it to come out funny, but I don't like show business. I love - I love acting in films. I love it.

I rarely meet other young actors.

For actors in Hollywood, it's very straightforward. We're well-paid animals in a zoo.

For an actor, to go to work every day is a really rare occurrence. You may work on a film for three months max, and then you're off, so you have to find another job and then work another three months.

I'd like to be a steadily working actor and to do as many things as possible. I'm really enjoying the life.

For an actor to go to work every day is an extreme blessing.

It's almost negligible sleep and insane amounts of plane rides, but I'm doing it. Your body is screaming out to you to not abuse it so much, but I love what I do in my Hindi films as well as with 'Quantico,' and I want to be able to balance both.

As an actor, you're in the hands of producers and directors. It's important to find out who you're working with.

Not many people know my father was an actor. He was the Artful Dodger in 'Oliver!,' and was in a film called 'Frauds,' too. It's interesting talking to him about acting, how much you can get turned down, and how not to take that as a discouragement. It's nice to have that element to relate to for us both.

Being an actor is not like any other job. It's not easy.

Even with limited success as an actor, you usually have a more interesting life than in many other professions, so it's not an unreasonable choice.

I know it's a stock answer, but besides acting, I'd love to produce and direct.

Steven Spielberg, Woody Allen, you name it - I'm interested. I'm free. I'm looking for acting work. At the same time, you have to find a role you're right for, and then there's a slew of other actresses. That's why I will pursue more directing. It's like, who needs a boss? I'm right here.

I enjoyed playing the dual role of an actor and producer.

I don't live in Los Angeles. I work in Los Angeles, and even that - I audition in Los Angeles; I very rarely film in Los Angeles. I don't hang out with producers on my off-hours, so I don't even know what that world is like.

I like cable: you only work four months out of the year and have the other eight months to do movies if you want.

My parents are in the business - they're actors - so I kind of grew up on a film set, which was a funny place to grow up.

It's the life of an actor to always be questioning, always be wondering. There is no occupation in the world less dependable.