80 Quotes by Dervla Kirwan

My Irish identity is important as it's a part of who I am.

Yeah, I talk to everyone. I think that's the secret, you know. Keep it friendly, keep it warm. People just want to connect, don't they, at the end of the day?

When growing up, there were never any conversations about the past, because if you don't ask the questions, you never get the answers.

I just love being in the middle of nowhere.

I know that people in the public eye are always being chipped away at by very cynical attitudes in the press.

There's still, dare I say it, a cultural propaganda against the Irish, that we are, as women, 'feisty.' I hate that word.

True Dare Kiss' is a gothic drama about a highly dysfunctional Mancunian family who, after 20 years, reconvene for the funeral of their father. I wanted to play Phil because I really liked the character, and there is an element of mystery about her - which I can't reveal.

I moved to London when I was 18 to develop my acting career, but I still love going home to Ireland to recharge my batteries.

When I was about nine, I was rushed to hospital to have my appendix removed. Like any child, I was more concerned about missing out on having fun with my friends than my health.