Deirdre O'Kane Quotes

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

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

I have stopped having goals. If you have many goals, and you don't reach your goals, it is very upsetting, so I just think of keeping it simple, working hard and going and playing the game. But I know there are going to be very important series for Indian cricket. I will just try my best to be in my fittest form.

I never knew if I would get my own show, but I knew I loved stand-up.

I think my best teacher and my best study was theater in general. It taught me a lot of patience and a lot of hard work, and I think that theater teaches you that you've got to know your stuff because you only get one chance.

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

I would love to do comedy, but you have to be phenomenally good. I'm not sure I'm there yet. I can imagine it being so much fun but I don't think I've quite got the gall to go ahead just yet.

My goal is to be the best player on the field every down and every game. If I achieve that, then I will achieve any goal I set forth.

As comedians, we work our whole lives hoping for a break.

I want to be the number one player in the world, right? But at the end of the day you have to go through each individual step and be able to execute each individual step to be able to get to that goal.

I would like to think I can win a trophy or two, but the main thing for me is to focus on consistency.

When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer.

I'll probably never be the best actor in Hollywood, but I hope to be the hardest working.

I don't think about that. I wasn't a kid growing up saying one day I'll get an Oscar and make a speech. That wasn't on my mind. So what I do is the best work I can do.

I was just doing my job in the ring and doing my best to make people happy.

Be great in act, as you have been in thought.

You can be an Olympic champion in 9.5 secs, but to be the greatest, there's more to it. It takes a bit of forethought and a lot of mental application.

How you looked was not important. It was what you did and how you did it. Decide to do it and then do it the best way you can.

I had to give everything I had to one event if I wanted to excel.

If I don't practice the way I should, then I won't play the way that I know I can.

I'm doing a lot of stand-up, but not like when you're living in New York and you can do three sets a night and it's your life, and you sleep all day and you wake up and you eat with a bunch of other comics and then get ready for the night.

Find something that you're really interested in doing in your life. Pursue it, set goals, and commit yourself to excellence. Do the best you can.

If a man does his best, what else is there?

If you really want to be world class - to be the best you can be - it comes down to preparation and practice.

Once you are labeled 'the best' you want to stay up there, and you can't do it by loafing around.