Deirdre O'Kane
Deirdre O'Kane
age
I knew I wanted to be an actress from the age of 13.
aware certainly instincts love nurturing until
I love motherhood. I certainly wasn't aware of any mothering instincts until I had babies. I wasn't a person who desperately wanted to have kids, but you don't get it until you do it, and, suddenly, this nurturing instinct exists.
knew partly
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.
agree flew full good life owned panic sign somebody took
I kind of flew into a panic that somebody would have already owned the rights, because Christina Noble's life is such a good story. It took us two full years to get Christina to agree and sign the rights.
joined
I was 25 before I joined the world, in my opinion. I was a very late developer, and everything came late.
bad best good impose mindful mood somebody
I'm doing my best to be mindful about how I'm living: to be kind and patient, and not to impose a bad mood on somebody else. Being mindful is as good a way to be spiritual as anything else.
clubs comedians sell seven spent
I spent seven years in clubs in England, Australia, etc. Not all comedians cross over to sell out in a theatre.
invite met noble talking time
One day I got an invite to help the Christina Noble Foundation, and by this stage, I'd already been talking about her for 10 years. I said 'yes' right away, and that was the first time I met her.
business saint
Yves Saint Laurent will never go out of business so long as I'm buying mountains of Touche Eclat.
cattle dealer grand sit
You wouldn't expect a cattle dealer to sit down at a grand piano and play it beautifully. That's my father.
call proper
I would have benefited a lot from proper training. I could have done with a strong wake-up call about getting jobs.
hard unprepared
Many's the audition I waltzed into unprepared and wondered why I didn't get it. I learned the hard way.
became dramatic known people seen work
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.
addicted great lighter
I'm a great lighter and lover of candles, particularly fragranced ones, as I'm kind of addicted to scent.