Jason O'Mara Quotes

If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato.

I'm Irish, yeah, but I don't need to get up on a soapbox about it.

My soul is still Irish.

I'm half Puerto Rican and every Friday we have rice and beans and chicken in my house - so that's like a very Latin staple. It's just so comforting. I look forward to every single Friday because I just can't wait for my rice and beans and chicken.

And roast beef and Yorkshire pudding is my personal signature dish.

My father named me Kelli because 'Kelli O'Hara' just sounded so Irish.

Being Irish was a big thing for me, particularly growing up in Chicago.

My mum and my husband are from Irish backgrounds, so we have a lot of potatoes. Chips, mashed, boiled, new potatoes, I love them all. Even the slightly wonky ones like Duchess potatoes that go up in a little spiral.

Yes, I am an Irish lass through and through.

I think that food ties us to our community and our traditions, and it's the thing that makes us feel good and connected.

You can take a man out of Ireland, but you can't take the Irishness out of the man.

I'm Irish in the mythic, romantic sense, but in the living sense, I'm a Londoner.

There is a level of intimacy in sharing the foods that have shaped me.

My Irish identity is important as it's a part of who I am.

I'm proud of my Irish heritage and culture.

I've got that Irish thing going on. Lots of Irish in my background.

Being Irish means you belong to the clan. It's what you feel. They feel Irish.

Perhaps our Irish friends should not so completely turn their backs on their historical dishes, no matter how many jokes they might have to endure.

All my people are from Ireland. I was born in Manchester, but I am Irish.

Growing up, I was brought up around Irish music, Irish traditions.

I still have the tradition of Sunday dinners at my house, and I make all kinds of different Italian foods, and there's a lot of fun going on.

I'm one hundred percent Irish, and I'm very proud that I'm Irish American, though I don't know exactly where my ancestors came from. I just know County Cork.

I call my culture 'kimchi and collards.'

I don't diet. I'm Puerto Rican! You can never take my rice, pork, and beans away.

I'm from outside of Boston, and in Boston, people are so passionate about their Irishness.