Deirdre O'Kane
Deirdre O'Kane
create people rely waiting
Waiting to be hired, as an actor, especially, is soul-destroying... There is always something you can do... Create something, a play reading... Anything. But don't rely on other people to come to you. Put yourself out there.
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.
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.
depths home
I am pretty much as you see me. I don't have deep, dark depths and go home in despair.
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.
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.
joined
I was 25 before I joined the world, in my opinion. I was a very late developer, and everything came late.
school
I think boarding school does give you an independence.
endless fully notion patience until virtue
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.
call proper
I would have benefited a lot from proper training. I could have done with a strong wake-up call about getting jobs.
chemical love nicer settling
I love peppermint tea, as it's much nicer than taking anything chemical for settling your stomach.
filling rewarding street vicar
Filling a theatre like the Olympia or Vicar Street on your own name is a very rewarding moment.
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.
aside
It wasn't that I left acting; it's just that I put it aside while I set about becoming a comic.