Roma Downey

My accent gets more pronounced when I've been talking to people from Derry.

— Roma Downey

“Over the years, I've found myself wishing sometimes my own guardian angel would show up. Some days I could use a little…

— Roma Downey

Having played an angel for so long, you can imagine that I've been asked to endorse any number of causes over the…

— Roma Downey

There's an assumption in many of these cultures that these children are mentally retarded, when in fact they're not at all. I…

— Roma Downey

Pausing between stimulus and response allows you to show up in your life.

— Roma Downey

“He (Peter) doesn't know if he's looking into the eyes of a madman, or the eyes of a King.”

— Roma Downey

I grew up in Ireland, and the ocean was never more than an arm's length away. As lovely as the mountains are…

— Roma Downey

People are hungry for stories of faith. People are hungry for hope.

— Roma Downey

Jessica Simpson is the youth ambassador for Operation Smile, and an episode of The Apprentice featured a team managing a charity concert…

— Roma Downey

If I can steal away and read something other than what I have to for my work, it's restorative.

— Roma Downey

“When you feel empathy or compassion for what someone has gone through, those moments of connection remind us we have more in…

— Roma Downey

“If you look at the course of my career, from 'Touched by an Angel,' to 'The Bible' series, you can see a…

— Roma Downey

“If you can’t get up on your own that's where your community came in. Someone would help you up. Sometimes you were…

— Roma Downey

I live a life of gratitude for the abundance of love that I have and that 'Touched by An Angel' still has…

— Roma Downey

Over the years, I've found myself wishing sometimes my angel would show up. I could use a little uplift, a little reminder.

— Roma Downey

I have been a spokesperson for Operation Smile for twenty years helping children with facial deformities. I also have worked with a…

— Roma Downey

I have the soul of a singer and do splendidly in the shower but the world will never hear it. Basically, I'm…

— Roma Downey

“He speaks the words of a distant prophet as though He has written the words Himself.”

— Roma Downey

'The Dovekeepers' is a fantastic novel written by Alice Hoffman; it was a bestselling novel, and I fell in love with the…

— Roma Downey

I am inspired by seeing kindness in others. It touches me and reminds me to be kind as well.

— Roma Downey

“She's still very much a vital part of my life. You know, she adopted me. My own mother had passed away when…

— Roma Downey

I do take time to pray. I also start my day in gratitude, and as my first foot hits the floor in…

— Roma Downey

I think Operation Smile is in more than 22 countries, mostly Third World. It just happened that my schedule opened up at…

— Roma Downey

If I were to look back at my career, I think my greatest achievement is very simple. I've been able to make…

— Roma Downey

I have a home in Salt Lake, and I have a home in Malibu, at the beach.

— Roma Downey