Special Motivation Interview - Colin O'Donoghue Pt 1
Added 2020-04-22 13:11:56 +0000 UTCI want to thank each and every one of you for your support of the podcast. I'm delighted to be able to bring to the first in this special 2 part podcast with actor Colin O'Donoghue. In this episode we take a trip through Colin's early life and explore where the foundations of his motivation were laid.
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Peace
Al
Comments
Thanks so much for the kind words Amy!
Allen O'Donoghue
2022-05-05 10:24:59 +0000 UTCThis was such a lovely interview. It was interesting how you remembered some events from Colin’s life more clearly than he did. Thank you for sharing.
Amy Seymour
2022-05-02 22:56:59 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed your interview with Colin. I've been a fan of Colin's work for quite a while and am becoming a fan of yours. Your podcasts are interesting, entertaining, and uplifting. I'm really enjoying them.
Cheryl Stocking
2020-04-30 18:25:15 +0000 UTCThanks so much for the kind words Candice!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-26 07:51:11 +0000 UTCThank you both for taking the time to do this interview ❤️ It was such a lovely insight into not only the amazing supportive family that you guys have, but also how that support helped shape Colin’s career growing up. I can’t wait for part 2! Thank you Al!!!
Candice aka Paraspriteful
2020-04-25 14:50:51 +0000 UTCIt is lovely Louise and I feel so lucky that people have taken the time to reply!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-24 13:41:27 +0000 UTCIt's so lovely reading through all the comments. Nice to know what others thought of the podcast. #motivationAL
Louise McLoughlin
2020-04-24 13:38:24 +0000 UTCThanks JoAnne!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 19:35:25 +0000 UTCThanks so much Ashlee!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 19:34:34 +0000 UTCWhat an amazing part one! I love how Colin explains that acting is like putting on a skin and made him more confident. I don’t act but I used to be in ticket sales for NASCAR tracks and I felt like I had to put on a persona in order to feel confident enough to make cold calls to prospective ticket buyers, I’m a fairly shy person otherwise. I also loved how he talked about support, I have had a few different areas that I’ve wanted to work in and my parents have always been supportive, even when it meant finding a job was hard. Can’t wait for part 2! Thank you Allen!
Ashlee Hull
2020-04-23 18:54:43 +0000 UTCWhat an incredibly insightful and thoughtful conversation! I am not surprised but it was really delightful and thought provoking, especially the influence of music growing up and how experiences in our youth set us on a path! Loved it and look forward to hearing the second part 😊👍🏻
JoAnne Schachtschneider
2020-04-23 14:55:00 +0000 UTCThank you Ulrika!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:10:10 +0000 UTCReally appreciate the support!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:10:01 +0000 UTCThank you CJ!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:09:39 +0000 UTCWe learned from the best!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:09:14 +0000 UTCThanks Mam!!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:09:04 +0000 UTCThank you!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:08:16 +0000 UTCThanks a mil!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:08:10 +0000 UTCThank you Pip
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:07:55 +0000 UTCThank you Megan
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:07:46 +0000 UTCThanks sari
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:07:36 +0000 UTCThank you Louise!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:07:24 +0000 UTCThank you Rebecca!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-23 12:07:00 +0000 UTCThank you so much for this super amazing interview, it is sooo interesting to listen to both of you discussing life, music and career, look forward to the next chapter now!😍
Ulrika
2020-04-23 10:42:38 +0000 UTCThank you for the first part of this amazing interview with Colin. I really needed this after having a really bad day. I loved listening to you talking with your (little) brother and listening to Colin talking about his youth & early life, his love of art & music and how supported he always felt from you and his family. Thank you both so much for taking the time to do this, it made me smile. You both are awesome and inspiring. Really looking forward to listening to part 2. I also wanted to say that I love listening to all your podcasts and watching your Facebook lives.
Froukje Veldhuizen
2020-04-23 05:10:56 +0000 UTCExtremely insightful interview Allen - really enjoyed it. Thanks to you and Colin for taking the time out to give us a glimpse inside your early years. I was particularly interested in Colin talking about the support he received around being an actor and sometimes doubting yourself. As I writer I have suffered those same dark times and periods of doubt and it is just having that special person to say the right thing at the right time which helps you pick yourself up, look the world in the eye and carry on. Really looking forward to part two.
C J
2020-04-22 22:21:41 +0000 UTCI am so proud of you both.
Mary ODonoghue
2020-04-22 22:17:07 +0000 UTCThank you for that conversation. It gives hope to anyone who hasn’t yet found what makes their heart sing. It was particularly lovely to hear you both honour the people who inspire, sometimes when they are unaware. A word, a moments interest, an idea developed, time to listen etc., can trigger something deep in a young person and change the course of their life.
Mary ODonoghue
2020-04-22 22:16:38 +0000 UTCThank you so much Brianna!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-22 19:46:53 +0000 UTCThank you Julie and we hope you're doing okay. Our thoughts are with you guys!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-22 19:46:30 +0000 UTCHi Brianna!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-22 19:45:41 +0000 UTCThanks Tana!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-22 19:45:31 +0000 UTCThank you Kate...here's to your kids sitting down having a chat about their inspirational parent, in the future!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-22 19:45:22 +0000 UTCThanks so much Lauren!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-22 19:44:30 +0000 UTCThank you!!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-22 19:43:42 +0000 UTCThanks for the kind words and relating your story!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-22 19:43:12 +0000 UTCThank you for the kind words Kate!
Allen O'Donoghue
2020-04-22 19:38:24 +0000 UTCThis was a fabulous interview. Listening to you Allen talk to your baby brother, about his youth and early life, was VERY intriguing. It lifted my day for sure. I learned alot about colin indeed. :) And much appreciated him so much more.
Brianna Miller
2020-04-22 19:02:15 +0000 UTCI have just listened to this on my way home from a rough day at work. I work in the care sector and after losing another two of our residents today this has totally lifted my spirits. It was lovely listening Colin talk about his early life and his love of music and art and how you and his family have supported him throughout all his achievements. I also loved hearing about the way his Helen has supported him from being 18 aswell. I wanted to say thankyou so much to both of you for taking the time to do this and i am teally looking forward to listening to part two you are both such an inspiration.
Julie Mcnally
2020-04-22 18:54:25 +0000 UTCYay I'm so excited to listen!!! 😁😁😁👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 btw hi Al and Col!! I love you both so much!!!
Brianna Miller
2020-04-22 18:33:11 +0000 UTCWow!Enjoyedthis so much. So many elements and subjects touched on. Thank you for making this interview happen 😊
Tana Lara
2020-04-22 17:05:18 +0000 UTCThanks for the great interview. With two children on the spectrum in my household the arts are incredibly important, movies and talking about them is the way my son finds the confidence to speak and my daughter uses art to help her cope with the world around her. Both of their futures lay in creative pursuits and i encourage them every step of the way
Kate Baro
2020-04-22 16:37:45 +0000 UTCThat was brilliant! I loved hearing about the early days and the music being in the house, as it’s something I had growing up as well (no family musicians, but my parents were ALWAYS playing music, which drives my love of music today). And as someone being in a creative field (graphic designer and a stylist), I appreciated the points about the time that goes into creating something and the hard work that goes into it and perfecting it and continuing to grow and hone skills, as well as having people support your craft/career, whatever it may be. I thoroughly enjoyed part one and it truly lifted my spirits! I can’t wait to hear part two! Thank you both so much for taking the time to put this together :)
Lauren Kirby
2020-04-22 16:28:19 +0000 UTCJust noticed a grammatical error in my comment! Oops! Should be ‘I’m’ !
Margaret A
2020-04-22 15:43:46 +0000 UTCHi Allen, this first part of your interview with Colin was fantastic! Loved you both reminiscing and for me it brought back memories of my younger days, sitting in my room playing the guitar for hours! (Alas being a rock star wasn’t in the cards for me! ) Im a teacher now and can I say that you’re both absolutely right about the importance of having the support from family, loved ones, friends and key adults in your life such as the inspirational people from your Youth Theatre. It makes such a difference to have even just one person to believe in you and give you that nurturing care and encouragement. I’m really looking forward to hearing Part 2. Thank you both so much!
Margaret A
2020-04-22 15:42:14 +0000 UTCI cannot believe Colin had so many things in common with my years as a youth. Wow! Here I am, a frustrated teacher, who cannot do with my students all the fun and creative things with them so that they learn English better, obligated to go by boring books (my version of his guitar and piano chords..), me being such an introvert until at age 15. But on my own, I took a sheet of paper, divided it vertically into half with a pen: on one side I wrote "What am I gaining by being an introvert stuck in my room?" while on the other side I wrote "What am I missing in life?" That taught me a lot about myself and how I worked so hard to become the extrovert I'm now, gaining lots of good friends, clever and good students, like I was. And despite having to be a burned out teacher with rowdy kids, they have all pointed to me as charismatic, though I'm so sick of being the donkey going round and round the mill. I'm 57 and have been teaching for years.... I can also really relate to music. Music and writing have always been my real life. I was in the school band in the States, with an instrument not of my choice (my parents chose the flute for me. I guess it was because at that time there were no electronic drum pads where you can listen to yourself with headphones). I've always been super into drums and less so, but also into electric bass, learned the theory really fast (it was much more fun in the States than here in Spain where you learn the theory of music first, and then the instrument), and then played the melody, harmony and improvisation with my favorite bands when I was still stuck in my room with my nose in a book -- Genesis, Jethro Tull.... It was the feeling that drove me, when I played along with my vinyls and cassettes, I never really knew what notes were coming from my flute. I even looked for prog rock bands at the time, checking ads, and finally finding one. The sad thing was that shortly after entering one (yes, at 18 I did get to play WITH the drums a bit!!!!!!), they got bored and dismantled it. (For some reason, this page won't let me divide this into paragraphs, so bear with me, please.) In terms of writing, my English Lit teacher in America really encouraged me to write more, and she suggested I get into the school paper as a literary editor, at age 12, and that began one of my biggest hobbies, other than seeing the world (thanks to my dad's work), archaeology, and many other things. I wrote about anything and anything. Not the typical "girly" diary. Though I'm completely straight, I do have to admit I was rather a tomboy, and never liked the typical American idea of "you've got to be popular." No, I was a geek. Totally independent from the popular girls and their sheep. No cheerleading for me. I found it dumb. Sadly, I've never had the guts to publish any of my fantasy and scifi stuff, but I did get two awards: One when I was 16, almost 17. There was a Unicef 4-day convention in Madrid announced on tv, they asked minors from ages 10 (?) to 17 to either contribute with a piece of original literature, music or plastic arts piece (drawing, sculpting, etc) related to children around the world who needed our help. I sent them a fantasy story about a half Vietnamese-half American street kid, product of the war in Vietnam (these kids were totally shunned in Vietnam), who through the fantasy element, found his way to a foreign family who finally adopted him. And then about 3 or 4 years ago (not sure when, but around then), the National Public Library Association here in Spain, wanted short stories for the summer. One story a month. Mine was included, another fantasy, but with magical and mystical elements, and they allowed me to publish it in my language of choice (English) with my very own Spanish Translation. And now, I've got two projects at hand: stretching out a scifi story I wrote back in my writing club in 2009 (a real fun group of people I set in action. I proposed meeting for a drink at an outdoor café, and showed them a writing game) into a novel. But I've sort of backed myself into a corner, since I wanted to give complicated backstories and motivations to my characters! Imagine a luxury cruise, here in my city of Seville, but set in or around the year 3000. It's a space cruise (nothing to do with the comedy by Hugh Laurie, Avenue 5), with 6 different humanoid races, love, betrayal and murder, all inspired by one of my favorite songs, "Kiss by a Rose," by Seal. Also translating it into English, since my lit club were not English speakers (I'm a native bilingual in English and Spanish). But it's a hell of a task. And my second project is learning how to write screenplays. The idea in mind, though it is a love story, isn't mushy. But I need to get a glimpse of what meeting a stranger may be like after Covid 19. It's about 2 people who live in two apartments door-to-door, who don't really pay attention to each other, until they are confined. Little by little, each on neighboring balconies get to know each other, as friends, eventually finding love, and their first physical meeting on the street when confinement is over. How do they approach each other? As I said, love but not mushy. I've never been big on romcoms or romantic movies. And lastly, what Colin talked about: if I worked in the movie/tv industry, I'd much prefer to be behind the scenes. How they create all the artistic props, SFX, makeup, directing...... By the way, I could never be an actress. I can definitely use my feelings, but I can't learn a script by heart. Can you ask him how he does it? What memory techniques he uses? It's been an absolute pleasure listening to this podcast, the chemistry between you two, and how you both use your unique talents: You, Allen, are a great interviewer and listener, and Colin's immense talent. I absolutely loved it! Hoping for round 2! Love you both!
mary hill
2020-04-22 15:17:38 +0000 UTCThanks for this interview. I found it so interesting to hear about Colin's early life and how supported he always felt by his family. What an amazing advantage to have! And it must've been such an inspiration knowing his grandmother had studied drama in London at a time when opportunities for women were so few. I am an artist, and I also know how much work goes into creating anything! I am really looking forward to part 2.
Kate September
2020-04-22 15:05:48 +0000 UTCThank you for this truly inspiring part one interview.
Nicole Bowen
2020-04-22 14:38:43 +0000 UTCThank you for sharing this! I'm a musician too, and I felt it so much when Colin talked about how the audience doesn't know what kinda work needs to be done beforehand, they just see the finished work and think that's it. It's interesting how that is adapted in many forms of art, like you said with how sets in films are set up. Also BIG SAME on the scales. I've studied piano myself, and studying scales was the most boring part of my practice.
An Nt
2020-04-22 14:36:45 +0000 UTCThis was such a great interview. There were definitely a few parts that resinated deeply, as an artist myself, so thankful for such wonderful insight from you both! Looking forward very much to part 2!
Pip
2020-04-22 14:27:03 +0000 UTCThanks for this incredible interview!! Really looking forward to part 2!
Megan Hinsley
2020-04-22 14:23:21 +0000 UTCthank you for this amazing interview, cant WAIT for the second part ❣❣❣
sari Echelon
2020-04-22 14:04:58 +0000 UTCIt was nice to hear that you both think like I do. In my work as a coach driver people think it's easy, that all I do it drive but there is more to it then that as in any job. You kinda make it look easy because you know what your doing if you understand what I mean. Thank you for recording this can't wait to hear part two.
Louise McLoughlin
2020-04-22 14:03:26 +0000 UTCLoved it !!! Can't wait for part 2
Rebecca Rasmussen
2020-04-22 13:54:44 +0000 UTC
