It was a big surprise learning how many women work in men's prisons. There are people with mental health problems, people who have made awful mistakes, people who've stolen from the corner shop... all those people are treated the same… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
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… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
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.… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I remember believing that I just wouldn't get work, so I just consciously had to practise other accents, but I enjoyed doing it. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
Derry Girls' is about more than just growing up in Derry. I think the humour translates to anywhere, really. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
We didn't know 'Derry Girls' was going to take off. It's surreal. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I feel like creativity seems to rise up wherever there's been sadness or conflict as a coping mechanism. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
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,… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I would describe Bloody Sunday as a day in Derry history, Irish history, that changed the course of history. It was a civil rights… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
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… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I love putting on the Christmas jumpers and big coats and going out for Christmas pints. Or brandy - Christmas is the time of… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
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… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I imagine a lot of people from my background would feel like this too - when the tides start to turn, it feels like… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
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… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm doing really good projects and working with really great people; I just hope that it continues. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Copy Share Image
