Aisling Bea : (6) " There aren’t as many women in my industry in comedy as there should and could and hopefully will be, but it is interesting growing up watching a woman in a male-dominated industry and kind of, like, plowing ahead. " - Aisling Bea " I am too fat and tall to be a jockey. This is not self-deprecation – I realise that I am neither too fat nor too tall – but I am too fat and too tall to be a jockey. " - Aisling Bea " You can use your womb if you want – it’s the most beautiful thing to do if you want – but it’s not our only reason to be put on this earth. " - Aisling Bea " I love my cobbler, and he fixes my soles and soul for me. " - Aisling Bea " My job is to make people laugh. " - Aisling Bea " My father’s death has given me a lot. It has given me a lifelong love of women, of their grittiness and hardness – traits that we are not supposed to value as feminine. It has also given me a love of men, of their vulnerability and tenderness – traits that we do not foster as masculine or allow ourselves to associate with masculinity. " - Aisling Bea