Quotes by irish authors

I admire Pat Shortt as a businessman. Such acumen is unusual for an entertainer. He did all his own deals. I learnt a lot from Pat when I was on the road with him for a year. Deirdre O'Kane

Year Own Entertainer Admire He Road Him Unusual Deals Learnt His Lot Pat Did Businessman Acumen

With a new baby, you have a bad day now and again because you're particularly tired, but most of the time, you're fine. You spend a lot of your time trying to figure out how you can get more sleep, but really, you're better off just giving up and admitting that you're not going to, so forget about it. Deirdre O'Kane

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

You School Independence Think I Think Give Does Boarding Boarding School

Growing up, I was your classic Catholic Irish kid. I went to mass every Sunday. Then in secondary school I went to boarding school, and there was mass seven days a week before breakfast - it may have put me off! Deirdre O'Kane

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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

About Put Becoming Comic Left Just While Aside Acting Set

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

World Before Late Everything Joined Developer Opinion Came Very In My Opinion

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

Work People Better Comedy Seen Before Dramatic Dramatic Work Most Known Became Comic Years Did Just Theater Ever

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

You Comedy Part-Time Like Halves Doing Realised Stand-Up Comedy Things

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

Money Proper Invest

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

Me Nervous Big Wreck Makes

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

Tea Know Real Just Psychological Whether Function Necessity Need

I write mostly in my office in the shed outside at home, but it can get very cold. I write best on the train, among people. As a writer you spend so much time away from people. Dermot Healy

There isn't any distinction between a reader and a writer - reading is so much a part of it. Dermot Healy

Reading Distinction Writer Part Between Reader Any Much

I'm not getting frustrated... we all knew from the start that this would be a long process. Dick Spring

Long Would Would-Be Long Process Knew Getting Process Frustrated Start

If I felt we had alienated the Unionists, it would worry me because we've spent a great deal of time trying to open up discussion and dialogue with the Unionist Parties. Dick Spring

Time Great Me Great Deal Alienated Worry Spent Would Open Had Parties Because Felt Deal Dialogue Up Discussion Trying Unionist