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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.

~Deirdre O'Kane

Topics: Am Amount Certainly Had Holly Low Months Off Pays Period Rich Salary Seven Spend Swings Took Unbelievable Very Wildly Writing You I Am

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I have no proper money to invest!

~Deirdre O'Kane

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I can make my living out of Ireland, but the reason I came to London was that I felt I'd gone as far as I could go in Ireland.

~Deirdre O'Kane

Topics: As Far As Came Could Far Felt Go Gone Ireland Living London Make Out Reason I Can I Came

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

~Deirdre O'Kane

Topics: Beautifully Cattle Dealer Down Expect Father Grand Piano Play Sit You

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

~Deirdre O'Kane

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I was never very good at being an unemployed actor. I always thought that I should have been doing something pro-active. I was never good at doing juvenile leads. I suppose it's because I have this big sarcastic head on me.

~Deirdre O'Kane

Topics: Actor Always Because Been Being Big Doing Good Head Juvenile Leads Me Never Sarcastic Should Something Suppose Thought Unemployed Very

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

~Deirdre O'Kane

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I knew I couldn't do what Eddie Izzard does, so I just tried to write some stories that were based, or partly based, on my own experiences.

~Deirdre O'Kane

Topics: Based Does Eddie Experiences Just Knew My Own Own Partly Some Stories Tried Were Write

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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.

~Deirdre O'Kane

Topics: Any Because Came Character Comedy Doing Gone Had Michelle More Other Read Scene Stand-Up Theatre Were Who Women I Came

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I'm a shopper but not a big money/label-y shopper. It makes me a nervous wreck.

~Deirdre O'Kane

Topics: Big Makes Me Nervous Wreck

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Biography

Nationality: Irish

Type: Comedian

Born: Unknown

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