43 Quotes by Deirdre O'Kane

Filling a theatre like the Olympia or Vicar Street on your own name is a very rewarding moment.

I spent seven years in clubs in England, Australia, etc. Not all comedians cross over to sell out in a theatre.

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.

Yves Saint Laurent will never go out of business so long as I'm buying mountains of Touche Eclat.

You wouldn't expect a cattle dealer to sit down at a grand piano and play it beautifully. That's my father.

There's a lot I've missed about living in Ireland. You miss family, particularly when you've got kids.

It wasn't that I left acting; it's just that I put it aside while I set about becoming a comic.

The notion that patience is a virtue is something you don't fully appreciate until you're a parent. You need endless patience with little ones.

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