Deirdre O'Kane
Deirdre O'Kane
certainly months pays period seven swings took
My salary swings an unbelievable amount. When I had Holly, I took seven months off, so my salary was very low. It fluctuates wildly. No one pays you for the period you spend writing. I am certainly not rich.
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.
admitting again bad figure forget spend time trying
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.
filling rewarding street vicar
Filling a theatre like the Olympia or Vicar Street on your own name is a very rewarding moment.
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.
call proper
I would have benefited a lot from proper training. I could have done with a strong wake-up call about getting jobs.
addicted great lighter
I'm a great lighter and lover of candles, particularly fragranced ones, as I'm kind of addicted to scent.
hard unprepared
Many's the audition I waltzed into unprepared and wondered why I didn't get it. I learned the hard way.
came gone michelle women
When I came on the scene, there was The Nualas, who were doing character comedy, but there weren't any other women doing stand-up because Michelle Read had gone more into theatre.
school
I think boarding school does give you an independence.
crying sleeping slept tablet unless
I have never, ever slept through my child crying unless I have had a sleeping tablet; and I only take a sleeping tablet when I know Steve, my husband, is on duty. We take turns: he does one night, I do the next.
whether
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.
boarding catholic classic days growing mass school secondary seven
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!
acumen learnt pat unusual
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.