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" Many's the audition I waltzed into unprepared and wondered why I didn't get it. I learned the hard way. "

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" I would have benefited a lot from proper training. I could have done with a strong wake-up call about getting jobs. "

" I have no proper money to invest! "

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

" I'm a great lighter and lover of candles, particularly fragranced ones, as I'm kind of addicted to scent. "

" With a new baby, you have a bad day now and again because you're particularly tired, but most of the time, you're fine. You spend a lot of your time trying to figure out how you can get more sleep, but really, you're better off just giving up and admitting that you're not going to, so forget about it. "

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

" I don't particularly want to work with my husband all the time, as in the living and the working thing. "

" I can't function if I don't have tea. I don't know whether it's psychological or a real necessity, but I just need it. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" I knew I wanted to be an actress from the age of 13. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" Most people haven't seen my dramatic work, but I did 10 years of theater before I ever became a comic. I'm just better known for comedy. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" Yes... I miss that everyone in Ireland tries to knock some humour out of every situation. I don't think I appreciated that. It's unique to Ireland. "

" I don't like doing things by halves, and I realised you can't do stand-up comedy part-time. "

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

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

" When you're independent and not attached to a major media organisation, they just look at you as if to say, 'Who are you again?' "

" You worry about whether you are match-fit, coming back to the stand-up stage. "

" I love peppermint tea, as it's much nicer than taking anything chemical for settling your stomach. "

" Acting is very much an all-or-nothing job. "

" I'm doing my best to be mindful about how I'm living: to be kind and patient, and not to impose a bad mood on somebody else. Being mindful is as good a way to be spiritual as anything else. "

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

" 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. "