Michelle Fairley
Michelle Fairley
Michelle Fairleyis a Northern Irish actress, best known for her roles as Catelyn Stark in the HBO series Game of Thrones, Dr. Ava Hessington in multiple episodes of USA Network series Suits, and as terrorist Margot Al-Harazi, a main antagonist in 24: Live Another Day...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth17 January 1964
CountryIreland
experience fantastic involves work
I've done Broadway, and it was a fantastic experience, but I'm very happy in London. If work comes that involves going to America, that's fine, but otherwise, no.
accept kept life people personal work
As an actor, you accept that you have to publicise what you do, but as for the whole personal life thing that people sometimes choose, no, that's not for me. I've always kept the focus on my work.
fewer
There are fewer and fewer new roles for actresses as they get older. And that's not right.
ability awards best
When you're doing a job, you go out there and do it to the best of your ability and you don't think about awards and things like that.
character connect job point taking
The whole point of taking a job is that you connect with a character or with an issue.
absolutely adored layers secret watching
I remember watching 'The Wire,' because I absolutely adored 'The Wire,' and there were so many secret layers within that drama, and it was just fantastic.
constantly worst
As an actor, you're constantly riddled with self-doubt. You are your own worst critic.
hope involved
You have no idea what you get involved in when you start a role. You just hope that it's going to be successful.
drama reading pace
The experience of reading a novel and watching a television show are quite different. You can't let your audience get ahead of you, and you have to keep the energy and the pace and the drama up. They're very different things.
people actors sometimes
As an actor you accept that you have to publicise what you do, but as for the whole personal life thing that people sometimes choose, no, that's not for me.
want actors good-work
As an actor, all you want to do is to work and do good work.
care want earth
Kill me, I don't care. I do not want to be on this Earth anymore.