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title: "4 Accent Quotes By Jamie-Lee O'Donnell"
description: "4 Accent quotes by Jamie-Lee O'Donnell. Plus more from Jamie-Lee O'Donnell and more Accent sayings from other authors."
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> [I remember believing that I just wouldn't get work, so I just consciously had to practise other accents, but I enjoyed doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/i-remember-believing-that-i-just-wouldn-t-get-work-so-i-just/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1af/jamie-lee-o-donnell-11099_accent_i-remember-believing-that-i-just-wouldn_231711.jpg)

> [Everybody tries to do the Derry accent, and if I'm outside of Ireland, people always give it a wee go. It's really,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/everybody-tries-to-do-the-derry-accent-and-if-i-m-outside-of-ireland/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5bf/jamie-lee-o-donnell-11099_accent_everybody-tries-to-do-the-derry-accent-a_2536503.jpg)

> [A lot of people pretend to be me if they have a Derry accent and curly hair.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/a-lot-of-people-pretend-to-be-me-if-they-have-a-derry-accent-and/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/jamie-lee-o-donnell-11099_accent_a-lot-of-people-pretend-to-be-me-if-they_2575962.jpg)

> [Doing a northern English accent... I tried my best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/doing-a-northern-english-accent-i-tried-my-best/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4fe/jamie-lee-o-donnell-11099_accent_doing-a-northern-english-accent-i-tried_2813243.jpg)

## Other authors on Accent

## More by Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

> [There's this guy, it's so funny, who sends me DMs which are always a random picture of him with a glass of wine or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/there-s-this-guy-it-s-so-funny-who-sends-me-dms-which-are-always-a/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [Being a struggling actor was a huge part of who I was. Now I've realised I'm not terrified of what comes next any more.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/being-a-struggling-actor-was-a-huge-part-of-who-i-was-now-i-ve/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [I remember believing that I just wouldn't get work, so I just consciously had to practise other accents, but I enjoyed doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/i-remember-believing-that-i-just-wouldn-t-get-work-so-i-just/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [Derry Girls' is about more than just growing up in Derry. I think the humour translates to anywhere, really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/derry-girls-is-about-more-than-just-growing-up-in-derry-i-think-the/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [We didn't know 'Derry Girls' was going to take off. It's surreal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/we-didn-t-know-derry-girls-was-going-to-take-off-it-s-surreal/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [I feel like creativity seems to rise up wherever there's been sadness or conflict as a coping mechanism.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/i-feel-like-creativity-seems-to-rise-up-wherever-there-s-been-sadness/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [It's just my identity was shaped entirely by being a working-class woman focused on a single goal. But once you start to achieve it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/it-s-just-my-identity-was-shaped-entirely-by-being-a-working-class/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [Derry Girls' is about more than just growing up in Derry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/derry-girls-is-about-more-than-just-growing-up-in-derry/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [I would describe Bloody Sunday as a day in Derry history, Irish history, that changed the course of history. It was a civil rights…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/i-would-describe-bloody-sunday-as-a-day-in-derry-history-irish/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [I went through a period where people kept sending me videos and pictures of random women with curly hair and being like, 'I can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/i-went-through-a-period-where-people-kept-sending-me-videos-and/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [I love putting on the Christmas jumpers and big coats and going out for Christmas pints. Or brandy - Christmas is the time of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/i-love-putting-on-the-christmas-jumpers-and-big-coats-and-going-out/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [There are times that I have to say no to a photograph, like at 8:30 A.M. when I'm out to buy bread and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/there-are-times-that-i-have-to-say-no-to-a-photograph-like-at-8-30-a/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [I imagine a lot of people from my background would feel like this too - when the tides start to turn, it feels like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/i-imagine-a-lot-of-people-from-my-background-would-feel-like-this-too/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [I didn't go to drama school. It wasn't in the pay grade of my family at all. I looked into some of the schools…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/i-didn-t-go-to-drama-school-it-wasn-t-in-the-pay-grade-of-my-family/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

> [I feel like I'm doing really good projects and working with really great people; I just hope that it continues.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-lee-o-donnell/i-feel-like-i-m-doing-really-good-projects-and-working-with-really/)

[Jamie-Lee O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-lee-o-donnell/)

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