It's just my identity was shaped entirely by being a working-class woman focused on a single goal. But once you start to… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Achieve Copy Share Image
It's a survival instinct to find the lighter side of things, especially when the reality you're faced with is quite dark. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Dark Copy Share Image
I think people are shocked that I'm a lot quieter than they thought. They think I'm going to be this really boisterous… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell I think Copy Share Image
It's what every actor wants to hear: that you do a piece of work that you really love, that you're really passionate… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Actor 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… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Civil rights Copy Share Image
I think the big family thing is that the loudest gets heard and everyone wants to be the loudest. I know my… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Aggressive Copy Share Image
I get a lot of people asking me out and shooting their shot like you wouldn't believe, there's a lot of, 'Are… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Belfast Copy Share Image
I just try to stay as creative as possible, and also allow myself downtime between jobs if I feel I need it;… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Downtime 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… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Funny 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… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Accent Copy Share Image
Have I ever dated a Protestant? Probably, without realising. — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Dated Copy Share Image
I think people should be more proud of themselves. Why not? — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell I think Copy Share Image
Derry Girls' did really well really quickly, so we didn't even have to wait for the season to finish before we saw… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Even Copy Share Image
We've been able to show the world the real Derry. Not the one from the news, but our one. Not a conflict… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Community Copy Share Image
I don't go into my DMs that often but when I do I don't usually open pictures because you just don't know… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Go Copy Share Image
It was a big surprise learning how many women work in men's prisons. There are people with mental health problems, people who… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Big sur Copy Share Image
Particularly because of the Troubles, there was a real pull-together of communities. We had a lot of young women that were representing… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Real Copy Share Image
Being able to go and buy shopping the first couple of times, and not having to check what anything cost and tally… — Jamie-Lee O'Donnell Anything Copy Share Image