Deirdre O'Kane
Deirdre O'Kane
joined
I was 25 before I joined the world, in my opinion. I was a very late developer, and everything came late.
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.
age
I knew I wanted to be an actress from the age of 13.
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.
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.