Maria Doyle Kennedy officially entered the world of Outlander with last Sunday’s episode. She plays Aunt Jocasta and the episode highlighted her immense acting prowess, and we are so lucky to have her in the Outlander television series. On Monday, she did a Twitter Q & A with fans. Below are the Outlander-related questions and answers.
Okay Beauts , I’m here for 30-40 mins for as many questions as we can get in ( Im supposed to be in a recording studio so if I suddenly blank for a minute it’s because I’ve ducked under the table out of producer’s sight!) #Outlander #meetJocasta #bringIt
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I felt immediately welcome ❤️ https://t.co/PXfD03aDsF
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I love having an accent, it makes you not be yourself https://t.co/ODu8JCoupW
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I felt her so deeply connected to her family, she carried them in her bones https://t.co/Dn8XSrKkP4
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
It was very challenging, very lonely actually, not to be able to look my fellow actors in the eye https://t.co/pRAkpGDeTH
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
It was very challenging, very lonely actually, not to be able to look my fellow actors in the eye https://t.co/pRAkpGDeTH
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I felt I was going to have loads of places to go good/bad/ruthless/tender….. she’s glawed but I love her # dontjudgeme https://t.co/SPbwISObpH
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
To figure a way to play her sight impairment was/is the most difficult https://t.co/QLsVCeeBh6
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
Think i just did this but I ….love her, she’s incredibly strong in the middle of a hugely difficult life https://t.co/ianTuaOLHH
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I think maybe I’m a survivor type of person……I like a challenge and I NEVER give up/in https://t.co/LUJfKB4foW
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
Loyalty https://t.co/sUhwxIOra1
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
No! You’ve been wuite the revelation #Clan https://t.co/HqY6JwLN26
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
Ha ha ha, well theyre both fairly fearsome women and will protect family above all… agree?! https://t.co/wRhvmVdGFW
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
Very, its lonely https://t.co/YSwVAWeGAC
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I did some more reading of course, I have to say that playing that scene in #donoharm was very very hard for everyone. We knew we were acting ….. but that it had been a real@occurance in another time https://t.co/wOgF4gzh1v
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I watched Seasons 1-3 of the tv show then read book 4 and am now on 5! https://t.co/eHmKDsc2ME
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I think she is struggling to understand her views or why Claire comes to hold them. Jocasta herself is utterly pragmatic. https://t.co/trMwHIcO6J
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I really just thought about all my relatives … the older ones who had left Ireland on boats and were never reunited with their families….. how much they must have longed for them https://t.co/JLS5e3JpUc
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I have done a few! It’s great, it helps you be someone else. https://t.co/QHRLdIYLAd
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
Think i answeredcearlier but another thing I’ve …ehr….discovered is that we both like whiskey! https://t.co/reqF4A76FK
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
The added layer and the thing I kept coming back to was the time ….. how different a woman’s position in society was, ( even one as smart and powerful as Jocasta ) how precarious https://t.co/324oTPMVT1
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
Well Jamie is my blood, Claire is a strong woman which I hugely admire, Ulysses and I have a special connection…. Phaedra is a cheeky rip but i love her, Young Ian brought flowers….there isnt a bad one in the bunch to be honest ! https://t.co/HonsGcWSuE
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I really only care about the story, the setting them becomes a necessary part of story telling….. I am enjoying the FABULOUS frocks on this though #fab https://t.co/B20mmjcLnz
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
I practised in my own home with blindfolds and I spoke to some folks anout their visual impairment ….. of course many things are done for me ( Jocasta ) because of River Run …. https://t.co/LIB8rMMvsk
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/mariadkennedy/status/1062081394514505728
Not secret but we did speak as gaeilge cúpla uair , cinnte . Its a beautiful language, we love it https://t.co/jjlS8MvBpP
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
Ha ha ha…. I think I’m an open book really …. I’d like to learn from her! https://t.co/nKPRDcm3SF
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
We both love Gaeilge , Irish habits…..erhm…… does farting count? ( me not her Ladyship)! https://t.co/BHC9AOPesN
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
Strength https://t.co/T94sAly1ig
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
Strength https://t.co/T94sAly1ig
— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
https://twitter.com/mariadkennedy/status/1062084827304869894
I have to go lovely folks , some singing awaits, you were lovely to hang out with. Thanks #meetJocasta #MeetingtheOutlanderclan #Donoharm #outlander_STARZ
Do No Harm is a good motyo for life really isn’t it? Take care, see you somewhere x— Maria Doyle Kennedy (@mariadkennedy) November 12, 2018
Source: Maria Doyle Kennedy on Twitter
