TOP 30 Jessie Buckley Quotes

Jessie Buckley is an Irish singer and actress. Her career began in 2008 as a contestant on BBC TV talent show I'd Do Anything in which she placed second. In the same year she appeared as Anne Egermann in the West End revival of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music. 

Short Bio:

• Name: Jessie Buckley
• Age: 29 years Old (in 2019)
• Birth Date: December 28, 1988
• Zodiac sign: Capricorn
• Birth Place: Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
• Father's Name: Tim Buckley
• Mother's Name: Marina Cassidy
• Education: Royal Irish Academy of Music, Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
• Profession: Actress, singer
• Height: 5 feet 7 inches (1.70m)
• Net Worth: $15million
• Nationality: Irish
• Hair Color: Blonde and Red
• Eye Color: Dark Brown

1. We all have the ability to be dangerous and do things which are morally wrong. Jessie Buckley

2. 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. Jessie Buckley

3. My mum is a singer and harpist, and my dad writes fantastic poetry, so we've grown up around a lot of words and music. Jessie Buckley

4. 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. Jessie Buckley

5. I just know that making 'Beast' was an amazing experience. It was my first feature, it was the director's first feature, and every day, you're just trying to do good work and learn. Jessie Buckley

6. It is a little weird seeing photographs from parties where you didn't even know a photographer was there. Jessie Buckley 

7. It's ridiculous that Claire Foy got paid less than Matt Smith on 'The Crown.' That makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. Jessie Buckley

8. You can play women who have a face on or who zip something up, but you have to dig deeper to actually find the humanity and real aspects. Jessie Buckley

9. Inherently in us as Irish people, wherever you are in the world, when you hear an Irish accent, it's like a moth to a flame. There's a real personable pride and camaraderie about being Irish. Jessie Buckley

10. When I was younger, about 15, I suffered badly from depression. Jessie Buckley

11. 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. Jessie Buckley

12. I never choose jobs because of what I think I should do. I want to feel something. And with 'Beast,' it was very much like that. Jessie Buckley

13. I love London, but I miss air; I miss space. My dream is to find a mountain where I can live. Jessie Buckley

14. The people who are inspiring and strong for me are the ones who acknowledge vulnerabilities. Jessie Buckley

15. I had to be an adult very quickly and didn't have any friends. Jessie Buckley

16. At the end of the day, whether it's on film or on stage or for a crowd of however many at Kenwood House, my job is to make sure people have a good time and come away with a feeling and a story. Jessie Buckley

17. 'War and Peace' is about relationships: family relationships, loving relationships, relationships at war... it's a really young story as well. Jessie Buckley

18. Always good to shake it up and do something different. Jessie Buckley

19. We all have dark shadows in our self that come out every now and then. Jessie Buckley

20. We limit ourselves. We're told to act and behave in certain way from birth. Jessie Buckley

21. There have been moments in my life when I've become numb to certain aspects of myself that I found frightening. Or I've conformed to certain morals of society and then maybe rebelled or found a way out. Jessie Buckley

22. I did it all, singing, the harp, piano. But I was so shy, I'd wake up at six to practice piano because I didn't want anyone to hear me play. But then I'd do a big show in school where everyone would see me, and that was actually alright. Jessie Buckley

23. Sometimes you meet characters at certain points in your life and have a connection with them. Jessie Buckley

24. I get asked a lot about being a woman within the industry and how difficult it is, and yeah, it is - but it's difficult for everybody... I'm not a 'burn-your-bra' feminist. Jessie Buckley

25. I like to be out of my depth - that's when I learn the most. Jessie Buckley

26. It's easy to sort of put a sheen across humanity if you're making a film for people who want to escape their own problems. But sometimes a movie can, in the most cathartic ways, expose those problems. Jessie Buckley

27. We've all, you know, done things that we think at the time were bad, but actually, in hindsight, you look back and go, 'I'm really grateful that happened because I'm a stronger person.' Jessie Buckley

28. I love the flaws and foibles of people - I'm much more interested in that than perfections. Jessie Buckley

29. I want film stories to provoke a question in people about what's going on emotionally around them and empower them in some way or ask them about themselves. Jessie Buckley

30. The things people are ashamed of come through in whatever their outerwear is. I suppose I am always looking for that, even if it's somebody who, on the outside, seems to be perfect. Jessie Buckley