A biography for Jessie Buckleyhasn’t been written yet.
“Whatever has happened in your past, it's - you can never deny it. I mean, you can never wash what's happened before in your life out of you.”
“I think Wilkie Collins was a man ahead of his time, asking really important questions but also telling a really good and thrilling story.”
“I can't help who I fall in love with.”
“It's ridiculous that Claire Foy got paid less than Matt Smith on 'The Crown.' That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever.”
“Ideally, when you play a character, she goes away with half of you, and you go away with half of her. And you learn something.”
“We all have dark shadows in our self that come out every now and then.”
“We have beastly qualities within us. If we're put into certain circumstances, and the walls around us come in tighter and tighter, we all could maybe do dangerous things.”
“I like feeling out of my depth.”
“I moved away when I was 17. It's been a mad journey, but I've met and made some incredible friends.”
“'War and Peace' is about relationships: family relationships, loving relationships, relationships at war... it's a really young story as well.”
“I am incredibly lucky. I worked hard for my luck as well. I have made choices to do things because I wanted them to do them, not because they were the right thing to do.”
“I did 'I'd Do Anything,' and then a play and then 'A Little Light Music.' I played jazz in a night club where nobody listened to me for two years. I sold cereal in a market for a while. I worked in a clothes shop in Brixton. But that's the life of an actor. You never really know when your next job is coming.”
“Sure, nobody ever recognises me. I'm always scurrying around London under a hat and looking like a homeless person.”
“I absolutely adore singing, and I hope I'll always be able to sing, but you can grow more and challenge yourself more as an actor.”
“The people who are inspiring and strong for me are the ones who acknowledge vulnerabilities.”
“Tom Hardy is such a good egg. He's a total teddy bear. He loves his dogs and his kids. He's a true artist. But he's a lovely, naughty, funny man.”
“When you're surrounded by brilliant actors, and teachers who challenge you to go beyond what you thought you were capable of, that's got to be good for you.”
“Some songs just resonate with you.”
“Strength, to me, is about exposing vulnerabilities and foibles and facts and people that are honest.”
“Language is so important to the Irish, almost regardless of education.”