Aisling Bea

Things are only daunting if they are very far away from your main skillset.

— Aisling Bea

I had a bad break up at university - you know, when your heart breaks for the very first time, and you…

— Aisling Bea

When I'm in L.A., I'm part of the Irish community out there, and I just love it.

— Aisling Bea

When you see people getting involved in Comic Relief, especially in tough times or times of recession, that's very positive.

— Aisling Bea

Northern Irish people tend to have this sharp, dark sense of humour.

— Aisling Bea

I love Alain de Botton and listen to his little 'School of Life' YouTube vids as I do the dishes.

— Aisling Bea

People who succeed in my job are people who are not afraid to look silly.

— Aisling Bea

When I was growing up, I idolised my father. I thought his ghost followed me around the house. I had been told…

— Aisling Bea

Always use sun protection - my favourite brand is Image Skincare.

— Aisling Bea

Getting a laugh was what I'd been doing with my family and at school since the age of three.

— Aisling Bea

I am too fat and tall to be a jockey. This is not self-deprecation - I realise that I am neither too…

— Aisling Bea

Brexit is not ideal. I'm famously not a Brexit negotiator, but relations between Ireland and the U.K. have been getting stronger, and…

— Aisling Bea

Success is never going to come in the way your teenage self sees it.

— Aisling Bea

My father died when I was three years old and my sister was three months.

— Aisling Bea

An hour show panics me a lot less than five minutes at the O2. How do you put yourself across and make…

— Aisling Bea

You can't fake comedy. You can't make it look beautiful or put an interesting bit of music on in the background: funny…

— Aisling Bea

For ethical fashion, I really like Reformation. It's so fashionable - no hemp trousers.

— Aisling Bea

Most of my world is in London, and I feel like this is where I went mad and ended up finding myself.

— Aisling Bea

In the U.K. and Ireland, crowd-work is a big thing. It shows you how funny someone would be if you met them…

— Aisling Bea

I love my cobbler, and he fixes my soles and soul for me.

— Aisling Bea

I love BareMinerals pink blushers, Smashbox eyeshadows and eyeliners, and Trish McEvoy mascara.

— Aisling Bea

Songs with simple lyrics really take off in Irish nightclubs.

— Aisling Bea

I've always hated exercise, but because I've had problems with my back, I now do Pilates, and I walk a lot.

— Aisling Bea

My job is to make people laugh.

— Aisling Bea

Up to the age of five, I wanted to be a builder. My neighbour, a builder called Paddy White, would come in…

— Aisling Bea