Deirdre O'Kane Quotes

I find it easier to abstain than do a little bit of anything. I'm not a 'little bit' kind of dame. I want it all, whatever I do.

Ultimately, I just decided stand-up comedy is a huge commitment, and if you want to be the best, you have to give it one hundred per cent.

Stand-up is my baby.

Every time I could possibly be doing stand up, I am.

If I'm going to do something, I do it spectacularly or I don't do it at all.

Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.

On the other hand, always aim to be the best in what you do and give 100%.

I've never had a Plan B. I've just always wanted to make people laugh, that's it.

You've got to be all-in on this sport; you can't be one foot out the door.

I want each experience on the ice to be everything I have.

I hate to do anything halfway so I leave the guitar alone.

I think, because of the kind of writer I am, I can't do it halfway. I can't do it without dedicating my entire life to it. I have to give it a hundred percent.

There is no point of doing anything if you're not going to do it all the way.

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

I tell people that stand-up's like golf: you gotta do it every day to get it down - or at least three times a week to get it down.

I find mediocrity hard. I find that whole area difficult. I'm a very passionate person; I care very much about what I do. I believe I give it a lot, so it's gotta be good; otherwise, what's the point?

But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible.

I've always felt I should do things 100 percent or not do them. It's all or nothing. That's what makes me a good athlete - doing things with all the 'ganas' I can.

I love what I do. I take great pride in what I do. And I can't do something halfway, three-quarters, nine-tenths. If I'm going to do something, I go all the way.

Being a stand-up is my mission in life; it's my passion. My ongoing goal is to simply be funny, on my own, in front of a roomful of strangers.

It doesn't matter what part I play, I try and commit myself 100 percent.

Of course I have the odd bad game like other players. But I can't accept that. Especially when things don't go right for United. It all means so much to me to be succesful here. It drives me crazy at times.

I give 150%. I'm a professional, a pro.

My motto in life is, 'If anything is worth doing, it's worth overdoing.'

Whatever I get involved in, I'm totally involved, you see.