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Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I can make my living out of Ireland, but the reason I came to London was that I felt I'd gone as far as I could go in Ireland.

I can make my living out of Ireland, but the reason I came to London was that I felt I'd gone as far as I could go in Ireland.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: Ultimately, I just decided stand-up comedy is a huge commitment, and if you want to be the best, you have to give it one hundred per cent.

Ultimately, I just decided stand-up comedy is a huge commitment, and if you want to be the best, you have to give it one hundred per cent.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: You worry about whether you are match-fit, coming back to the stand-up stage.

You worry about whether you are match-fit, coming back to the stand-up stage.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I don't like doing things by halves, and I realised you can't do stand-up comedy part-time.

I don't like doing things by halves, and I realised you can't do stand-up comedy part-time.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I am pretty much as you see me. I don't have deep, dark depths and go home in despair.

I am pretty much as you see me. I don't have deep, dark depths and go home in despair.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: It wasn't that I left acting; it's just that I put it aside while I set about becoming a comic.

It wasn't that I left acting; it's just that I put it aside while I set about becoming a comic.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I can't function if I don't have tea. I don't know whether it's psychological or a real necessity, but I just need it.

I can't function if I don't have tea. I don't know whether it's psychological or a real necessity, but I just need it.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I spent seven years in clubs in England, Australia, etc. Not all comedians cross over to sell out in a theatre.

I spent seven years in clubs in England, Australia, etc. Not all comedians cross over to sell out in a theatre.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: Acting is very much an all-or-nothing job.

Acting is very much an all-or-nothing job.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: Work hard, play hard, dream big, love loads, laugh as much as you can, and give back.

Work hard, play hard, dream big, love loads, laugh as much as you can, and give back.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I could probably die happy with a cheeseboard and a glass of French red wine - that's my idea of a perfect dinner.

I could probably die happy with a cheeseboard and a glass of French red wine - that's my idea of a perfect dinner.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: Many's the audition I waltzed into unprepared and wondered why I didn't get it. I learned the hard way.

Many's the audition I waltzed into unprepared and wondered why I didn't get it. I learned the hard way.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I have no proper money to invest!

I have no proper money to invest!

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: There's a lot I've missed about living in Ireland. You miss family, particularly when you've got kids.

There's a lot I've missed about living in Ireland. You miss family, particularly when you've got kids.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: Filling a theatre like the Olympia or Vicar Street on your own name is a very rewarding moment.

Filling a theatre like the Olympia or Vicar Street on your own name is a very rewarding moment.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: Yves Saint Laurent will never go out of business so long as I'm buying mountains of Touche Eclat.

Yves Saint Laurent will never go out of business so long as I'm buying mountains of Touche Eclat.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I knew I wanted to be an actress from the age of 13.

I knew I wanted to be an actress from the age of 13.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I'm a great lighter and lover of candles, particularly fragranced ones, as I'm kind of addicted to scent.

I'm a great lighter and lover of candles, particularly fragranced ones, as I'm kind of addicted to scent.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I'm a shopper but not a big money/label-y shopper. It makes me a nervous wreck.

I'm a shopper but not a big money/label-y shopper. It makes me a nervous wreck.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: You wouldn't expect a cattle dealer to sit down at a grand piano and play it beautifully. That's my father.

You wouldn't expect a cattle dealer to sit down at a grand piano and play it beautifully. That's my father.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I was 25 before I joined the world, in my opinion. I was a very late developer, and everything came late.

I was 25 before I joined the world, in my opinion. I was a very late developer, and everything came late.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I knew I couldn't do what Eddie Izzard does, so I just tried to write some stories that were based, or partly based, on my own experiences.

I knew I couldn't do what Eddie Izzard does, so I just tried to write some stories that were based, or partly based, on my own experiences.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: Yes ... I miss that everyone in Ireland tries to knock some humour out of every situation. I don't think I appreciated that. It's unique to Ireland.

Yes ... I miss that everyone in Ireland tries to knock some humour out of every situation. I don't think I appreciated that. It's unique to Ireland.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I would have benefited a lot from proper training. I could have done with a strong wake-up call about getting jobs.

I would have benefited a lot from proper training. I could have done with a strong wake-up call about getting jobs.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: The notion that patience is a virtue is something you don't fully appreciate until you're a parent. You need endless patience with little ones.

The notion that patience is a virtue is something you don't fully appreciate until you're a parent. You need endless patience with little ones.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I think boarding school does give you an independence.

I think boarding school does give you an independence.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I don't particularly want to work with my husband all the time, as in the living and the working thing.

I don't particularly want to work with my husband all the time, as in the living and the working thing.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: I love peppermint tea, as it's much nicer than taking anything chemical for settling your stomach.

I love peppermint tea, as it's much nicer than taking anything chemical for settling your stomach.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: Most people haven't seen my dramatic work, but I did 10 years of theater before I ever became a comic. I'm just better known for comedy.

Most people haven't seen my dramatic work, but I did 10 years of theater before I ever became a comic. I'm just better known for comedy.

Deirdre O'Kane quotes: When you're independent and not attached to a major media organisation, they just look at you as if to say, 'Who are you again?'

When you're independent and not attached to a major media organisation, they just look at you as if to say, 'Who are you again?'