We used to speak Irish - Gaelic Irish - around the dinner table, but over the years, we lost that.
What's that comment about every actor being a waiter who is out of a job? I did a lot of waitressing, and I loved it because I love getting to know people from different places.
All of my dad's family, his brothers and sisters, my nana and grandad and all of the cousins emigrated to Australia within two years of each other. Irish families are close at the best of times, but when you move to the other side of the world, we were like a big posse over there.
I'm a bit of a mongrel, really!
When I was around 13 or 14, there were visits to the theater, which really ignited my passion. Going to see live theater is when I properly got the bug and hoped I'd be able to do it for a living one day.
I think most Irish people are creative. Whether it's music, or dance, or... certainly storytelling is in the blood.
