72 Quotes by Aisling Bea

I'll be honest: I've never wanted to do anything other than perform.

I like the more community element of comedy. And I hate people pitting other people against each other. Audiences are always judging you, but when you're being judged for a competition, it just takes away the joy of the job.

I've got a short torso and long legs, so I tend to wear longer tops and things that sit on my hips.

My father's death has given me a lot. It has given me a lifelong love of women, of their grittiness and hardness - traits that we are not supposed to value as feminine. It has also given me a love of men, of their vulnerability and tenderness - traits that we do not foster as masculine or allow ourselves to associate with masculinity.

Up to the age of five, I wanted to be a builder. My neighbour, a builder called Paddy White, would come in for a cup of tea with my mother. I'd assemble all the pillows together at interesting angles, thinking he would spot my talent at a raw young age and take me on as an apprentice.

For ethical fashion, I really like Reformation. It's so fashionable - no hemp trousers.

No-one posts photos of themselves on Instagram when you're eating spaghetti hoops out of a tin going 'Why?'

Clare Henderson creates the most beautiful delicate prints and paintings.

I went to see Billy Connolly do two hours with no break at the Apollo, with Parkinson's disease, during the winter, and it was one of the most important gigs I have seen in my life.