Aisling Bea

I love my cobbler, and he fixes my soles and soul for me. ”

Americans like workers, people who slog. I love working. ”

Nothing chills out the soul like the comfort of tea and a potato. ”

I love BareMinerals pink blushers, Smashbox eyeshadows and eyeliners, and Trish McEvoy mascara. ”

I love the garishness of the '90s - the giant platform shoes, the sparkly butterfly tops, the chokers. ”

I love Alain de Botton and listen to his little 'School of Life' YouTube vids as I do the dishes. ”

I went to see Billy Connolly do two hours with no break at the Apollo, with Parkinson's disease, during the winter, and it was one of the most important gigs I have seen in my life. ”

I've never once in my life had a tan - I'm basically a ghost! ”

I can't play the guitar, so the thoughts of playing one onstage at a festival makes me quiver, but I've been blabbering away in front of people since I was a child, so talking for a living isn't the most daunting thing to do. ”

Any child who has lost a parent probably knows every single photograph in existence of that parent. ”