Jessica Marais

Jessica Dominique Marais (born 29 January 1985) is a South African-born Australian actress best known for her roles on Australian television in Packed to the Rafters and Love Child. She also co-starred on the American drama series Magic City.

Quotes

 * Loving yourself is so important, when you achieve this you’ll be capable of fully loving someone else.
 * By Rachel Sharp, https://graziamagazine.com/articles/me-my-selfie-interview-jessica-marais-berlei-2016/


 * It's human nature to put people on a pedestal.
 * By NowToLove, AUG 02, 2018, https://www.nowtolove.com.au/amp/celebrity/tv/jessica-marais-tv-week-close-up-interview-2018-50357


 * When you hit 30 I think, inevitably, whether you’ve had children or not, I think you re-evaluate your life a little bit.
 * I think we’re held to a higher standard because we’re meant to be mothers, and I think the Madonna-whore complex still exists quite a lot.
 * We are less forgiving of female mistakes in general.
 * I just think with boys they get away with being lads and cowboys and it’s an age-old myth that’s existed for a very long time. And I don’t really know how we fight it or change it.
 * They are both women trying to exist in a patriarchal world, and it’s interesting that they’re decades apart in time but facing similar problems, which is again, an age-old issue.
 * I just think people in the creative industries... crave normalcy and stability and the mundane, and then I also crave producing, writing, developing and working on both sides of the camera.
 * By ALICE WASLEY, August 20, 2017, https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/lifestyle/stellar/jessica-marais-boys-get-away-with-being-lads-and-cowboys/news-story