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Ardal O'Hanlon

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Irish people are still very prickly about Catholic Church. Despite all the scandals and cover-ups that have rocked the church, you can only push it so far. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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Tony Currie was another great favourite, even if he only played for a short time at Leeds. His wife told me once that she was a big fan of 'My Hero'. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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Carrickmacross always had a border mentality. Smuggling would have been a big thing there in the past; there would have been spillover from the Troubles in Northern Ireland. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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I'm an ardent tennis player. I'm like an overenthusiastic child out there and I've damaged my back. It's not that it's crippling pain, more mental anguish. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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Despite the apparent trappings of modest success in television and so on, I have always been an uneasy person. I can't change that. I can't change that part of my psychological makeup. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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I suppose British people generally, probably have very stereotypical notions about the Irish that go back to Victorian times. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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I think a certain amount of depression is sort of a normal state of mind to have. Deep depression is another story - and I wouldn't say I've been quite there, but you know I have been quite down at times, I have not wanted to leave the house for days on end. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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We thought 'Father Ted' was destined to be obscure late-night Channel 4 fodder and then it works and you don't really know why. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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Where I come from people are very deadpan with a dry humour that I suppose rubbed off on me. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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I was genuinely shocked to even be in the frame for a sitcom role on British TV. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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The English, being the most practical people in the world, came up with parliamentary democracy and codified football and Cadbury's Creme Egg. And yet they voted for Brexit. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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It's quite telling that the really big comedians - like John Bishop from Liverpool, Kevin Bridges from Glasgow, Peter Kay from Bolton - stand out with their strong regional accents. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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While I loved my family, I would always have this association with my father. I would always be coming up against that conservatism. It was just liberating to be in London. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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When you grow up in a border area of Ireland, people are very wary and cagy and keep their head down at all times. Don't speak unless it's absolutely essential, and don't give anything away. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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I have a certain sympathy with politicians having lived with one. I've seen how no matter how earnest or driven or energetic they are, it's still difficult to change things. I have been encouraged to go into politics, but I don't think I could make a contribution, it suits me better to be sniping from the sidelines. - Ardal O'Hanlon
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