“Women have to not be afraid of being called difficult. They’re going to call us that anyway“. Inspiring as always Cait. Lovely interview with your sis!
I was the actress who never followed-through with what I loved. As a young gal in UK, I left the country at 20, and climbed my way through life around many occupations and professions. When I see great Actors I thoroughly enjoy, it takes me back to my true passion of theatre. I am SO impressed with Caitrona (little sis'). Her role in Outlander was and IS stupendous. Discipline and dedication is what gets us to where we need to be and to be the best we can be. So well done! To both of you Sisters. Thanks!
“Don’t be afraid to be called difficult, because they will call you that anyway!” “A strong woman doesn’t have to bull-dozering into every situation and she is not afraid to show her vulnerability. (Sorry not a literal quote)” Bravo, Caitriona! What an incredible, strong woman! It’s a true pleasure following you. Thanks to the sisters for sharing such great, valuable insights.
I was delighted by this interview. Not only it shows a glimpse of who Catriona is as a person (respect !) , but also I can relate to nearly everything she said ! Yes!! When you just know “somehow” it will work out, it does. It’s called belief on the core level . Yes!! When you work your ass off and you know your stuff, you feel in a position to demand what you deserve without any uncomfortable feelings. So vey , very very true !! It’s admirable how authentic Caitriona is in that respect. And yes ! With age we learn to stand up for ourselves and yes, many of us reach that pint where we stop and question “is that really where I want to be in life?” And from then on make a CHOICE of either making changes or not. Thank you, Caitriona, for resonating with so many of us (I think?) as people who try to grow no matter our age and progress and learn and stay open minded to change and accomplishments and just ... life. I sincerely wish Caitriona all the very best in career and in life, having no doubt things will continue falling into place when the time is right . Once your in that “stream” you FEEL it’s right and you just how with the flow. Believing that it will work out the way it should. And yes, to every successful person / career there is always someone there who was a support system : partner, parent, friend, sibling, whoever. And thank God for those people .
Caitriona, you are a great person, you do not put yourself.on the foreground like some other people. I appreciate that. Wishing you all tje best in your future endeavors and acting career. Thank you for being you!!!!!
Just caught this on RUclips. What an incredible discussion! Having been in a male dominated corporate world for 30 years, it is truly important for women to speak up. You can create an environment where you can be heard in a very respectful way and be taken seriously. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity and that can go a long way. Congratulations on all your accomplishments! Thank you for openly sharing with all of us.
Just posted this to Twitter... Caitriona's fans have been champing at the bit for this wonderful interview.! Looking at these marvelous pictures ,it is obvious that her family is as gorgeous as she is....
Talking about the dates on food just made me love not only Caitriona, but her sister and mom as well! Humble upbringings that stay with you! Such a lovely family sharing themselves to fans and the world😊💗
This is a truly amazing and inspiring interview, one of my favourite from Caitriona to date. I love how she has this strong support system in her family and friends, and how she keeps to be this grounded, funny and full of empathy woman. As one of her many fans, I couldn't be more proud of her . Thank you so much for sharing the video, and I hope we'll get to hear more from the Balfe sisters in another opportunity.
A lovely tribute to sisters. I was the traveler with no money. She was the one with money, but the bind was travel. And yes, my sister has my back as I have her's.
What a treat!...You two are sister goals !🥇 The mutual love, respect & support is giving me the feels 💕 I grew up in a huge traditional African family (living in South Carolina ) & can relate to the big family dynamic in fostering independence & team work. My father established a traditional African Village in South Carolina 😳.....so I can appreciate your perspective on knowing at a young age that you’re not welcome in a community. Thanks for sharing your light & inspiration #BossLadies 💕
I just started watching Outlander and loved the show but more than that, it was Caitriona who captivated me. She is such a breath of fresh air and watching this is very delightful. I can relate to some of this as a woman who is working in a male dominated industry. I love working with men more than women so I like it. . The good thing with men is they don't take things personally and they put emotion out of the equation. They are quite simple to work with. I've always been outspoken in my views and I know that in the beginning they would question me but after many years, I have proven I was right but I was not happy to be proven right. A lof things could have been fixed if they'd just listen but I am at a point in my career where I just don't care anymore of what either sex thinks of me so that is really liberating
I never thought I would enjoy Outlander but my wife got me into it. It’s a great series with a phenomenal cast and crew. As for Cait, she’s a wonderful actress. Beautiful lady.
I LOVE to hear people’s back stories. We are all so different and yet have the same basic human needs. Truly enjoyed this. Everyone has a tale to tell.
Loved the conversation between these two lovely and intelligent sisters. Very interested in both ladies perspectives on the various subjects and , particularly , on their family. Being a huge fan of OUTLANDER I was delighted to get a glimpse of Caitriona as herself.She , obviously, has a warmth and honesty that comes from within, and is exhibited in her portrayal of her character, Claire Fraser. Thank you, Catriona, for sharing so much of yourself.Hope to see you soon with new season of OUTLANDER.
City Women Network, thank you for posting this wonderful conversation! The Balfe sisters are so engaging, talented, and smart. Would love to see you do this quarterly or more oft!
I'm watching this video on Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. I am thankful for Caitriona for advancing the fight for women's equal pay, and for her sister Anne-Marie for being involved in an organization as important as City Women Network. I hope many, many, working women watch this and become even more empowered to fight for opportunities and money. When I worked in a bank, I used to tell my [female] boss when discussing employee appreciation: "Nothing says 'I appreciate you' better than cold, hard, cash!" Men get it, women need to settle for nothing less as well.
I enjoyed this conversation immensely. I could feel the love between the two which I think is amazing. Anne-Marie is every bit as lovely as Cait. I was really tuned in to what Cait's experiences were as she was getting started in the business and could identify with the comments she was making as my son is in LA and working towards his dream too. It's such a hard row to hoe and am happy for Cait to have made her way. I love watching her!
This was one of the best interview shows with Catriona! Big Sis did an exceptional job as the interviewer! You were both so relaxed and informatively honest! Thank you
It's the best interview of Cait ever!!!!! Thank you for sharing this for the fans who couldn't join live interview. I am so impressed with her perspective and her courage for the women. Totally fell in love with her sincerity.
Lovely to see you both Ann-Marie & Caitriona. Beautiful! Genuine and enjoyable interview. Still so grounded. Both so alike. Wishing you all the the very best!
What an enjoyable interview! Great discussion between two delightful and intelligent females. I could have watched this for much more than an hour. Caitriona is such a talented actress and hearing her use that platform to advocate for women & her charity has made me appreciate and respect her even more. I do hope that there will be more interviews with Caitriona and Marie in the future!
I wasnt able to join the live event, but wanted to say how much I enjoyed and appreciated Anne-Marie and Caitriona's generousity and openness to share their lives and career. I was pleased to donate for both great causes. thank you so much!
Lovely interview with those two strong women. It was great getting to know more about Caitriona Balfe’s background and life experience as she climbed the ladder of success. It was also great watching her sister in this warm and intelligent conversation between the two.
Thank you Anna-Marie and Caitriona Balfe for this super great interview. I’m a Outlander fan enjoying the show and rereading Diana’s books. So with everything’s going on with the Virus, now the riots,etc in US I’s so great full there is the Outlander family to turn too. Keep up the good work.🥰
Thank you for this lovely conversation/interview. I just discovered the Outlander series 2 months ago and am smitten with it. I was duly surprised at the beauty and integrity in this show, from all the characters. I’ve now watched some good interviews with your co-star and yourself, and I am further surprised and delighted to see that the characters you both portray on camera is truly born out of your own character and personality. I can now see that the integrity and sympathy with which Caitriona interprets Claire is something that is induced from her own character. What a joy to see real love, sensuality, pain, sorrow and just life portrayed on the screen. This is a production to be proud of. Thanks to you and all the cast, producers, camera, costume, technical crew etc… and to Scotland
I found myself longing for something I haven't thought of since childhood... a sister. Watching your interaction with Caitriona was beautiful and heartwarming. I hope to give my baby the gift of a sibling someday~ the bond between you two is just endearing to witness during this interview.
Made me cry some experiences. Inspiring women. Cait is an excellent actress, beautiful woman and the kindest and most honest person. I enjoy everything she does. I love her interviews. Excellent chat and I really admire the Balfe family. Sooooo strong women. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
That was brilliant! I've seen my fair share of Outlander-related publicity (*fan*), but it was really great to see a different aspect of Catriona here: independence, advocating for herself, learning to say what she wants, and doing the work so that you feel you've proven your worth (if only to yourself!)
That was a really enjoyable interview to watch between two intelligent women, as well as being sisters. More in-depth in the questions compared with the usual tv interviews. Wow what a family. Well done!
Great interview, very inspirational, I'm in my 30's and I feel the same, I need to do something different, to start again for a better future for my daughter and I. thanks a lot
Thanks for posting! They're awesome! I love how they were each other's support and to know they struggled like the rest of us and we got to hear abit of their childhood and family and how it's affected their decisions. Totally inspirational women!!
Such an amazing, deep, and insightful interview. A wonderful, real conversation between sisters. I clicked and didn’t think I would stay this long, but here I am 57 minutes later…
Beautiful, beautiful interview by two really lovely siblings. I’m so happy this has been posted and hope this will help break the Covid doldrums a bit. Thank you Caitriona and thank you big sister(so sorry but I missed your name 😔).
Such a lovely chat between sisters. As 1 girl with 3 brothers -- I envy your relationship, as well as your abilities to speak up for yourselves. I came from a family where females were not supposed to speak their minds or stand up for themselves, and if they did, they were just being defensive. A fear of speaking up has not been helpful in my working career. It was also interesting to hear you speak of how to set a welcoming tone on set -- as this has been mentioned in various podcasts and chats that I have heard. I had commented on one podcast that I thought that it was both you and Sam who were welcoming, supportive, and generous and that would set the more "family-like' atmosphere on your production, as opposed to some other sets which might have a more definite hierarchical atmosphere. I just started watching Outlander during the Shelter in Place, so I am a new fan. Thank you for sharing with us.
I just came across this interview. Caitronia's sister is so beautiful, her face is flawless. Loved the banter and interaction because the two of them. Thanks to both of them for this enlightening interview with Caitronia. She is a treasure to many, many people.
This is awesome. I'm a Sociocultural Entertainer, and one day I'll be a Social Educator. I've just done a Postgraduate in the Institut del Teatre about Scenic Arts and Social Action . Which has been an incredible opportunity. The Institut del Teatre is very important here in Catalonia, it's a Scenic Arts School, sort of like Julliard, it's very difficult to get in. Some of the best catalan actors and dancers have studied there, and watching an Institution as big as this one, starting to give importance to the Community and Social Action doing Postgraduates just like the one I was able to study is incredible. In my class there were 24 people and 23 of those were women, all coming from different backgrounds, most of us were involved in the arts in one hand and social action in the other, and we saw the opportunity to use them both together, using the scenic arts to empower people. Having this many powerful women as classmates with different ages, different experiences, was very inspiring: one had been on TV but was a Social Worker as well, other came to class the first day right from the airport, she is a Mexican Activist Actress and also teaches a traditional Mexican dance in a Association located in Barcelona city. Another one is a music therapist and a leader of a feminist batucada (percussion group). And well, the list goes on and on... I'm a girl from a little town located in the mountains, in the Barcelona's province, that has always loved music, even inside my mom's (mum's in the UK 😅) womb. It's in my blood, my father was a musician, my grandfather as well, my great-grandmother was a piano soloist until her husband died and had to leave it behind and started cleaning stairs for living. Well, having these background I always had the passion to dedicate my life to pursuing my dream, my calling which was music. But my path has being a rocky road. As a child I've never been able to study music or dance (another passion of mine by the way) cause of money. But, my father, may he rest in peace, always had musical instruments at home and I learnt to play some of them (just the basics though). I started having bass guitar lessons in 2013 in a workshop and later on I started studying voice and guitar in 2018 in a Music School from my town. Though I didn't start from scratch, like I said, I knew the basics already. I said earlier that my father was a musician, he studied guitar in the Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona and the Aula de Jazz afterwards, but he was a telecommunications engineer, he used to make a living working as a computer technician, music for him was just a hobby. And, at the beginning he didn't encourage me to make my living with it. Cause he thought that if I worked with something that I was really passionate about, I might ended up reckless and hating it. So I started studying the same thing he did, cause I liked it as well. But I couldn't finish it because I couldn't picture myself working in an office. I'm a people person, I'm one of those that tries to make the world a better place. So, I dropped out of college, in my moment of crisis, I had to start over, and that's when I discovered Sociocultural Entertainment. And it changed my life completely. I had the chance to live in Rome during two months in 2016 and two months in Lisbon in 2018 due to a couple of ERASMUS Scholarships, and now I speak five languages (and counting, I want to learn as many as possible): Catalan (my mother tongue), Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese. And lots and lots of experiences that I wouldn't change for anything not even for a steady income, though it would be helpful I won't deny it😅, but doing something I love and helps people. Nowadays I'm about to start my own project, thanks to this Postgraduate I talked earlier. And it is a about doing community music, in hopes of getting a Cultural Centre in my town. It's something tricky to explain. Anyway, this large, huge and extensive comment (my apologies for the length of it by the way), was my personal way of thanking some women like you for doing what you do, for speaking up, pursuing your dreams and leaving an incredible example and legacy behind where younger generations like mine, someone that was born in the late 1994, or even younger generations can receive and learn from. Thank you very much, truly. Best regards from Barcelona!
Fantastic interview. Really enjoyed the personal connection between them. Really fun to watch. Thank you and I am so glad you were able to raise the large sum of money. Hopefully this will generate even more!
I really enjoyed this interview. i feel like she talking just front of me... so that it was so nice to hear her life until success, and i am so happy that she is here now... i will always support you as big fans of you and wish yours happiness.
The Belfast Six 😂 as the youngest of 7, w 5 brothers, and growing up back & forth btwn Monaghan, Gway, & NY I can relate! Also did the midnight feeds w my sister's children ☺️💕
higginsba. Please STOP with the one letter words, the shortened words (btwn), the initials etc. It may all be known to you Americans. They mean nothing to us in UK and are intensely irritating. This is NOT social media on here. I don’t know anything about social media and its own shorthand.
I really appreciated this interview, especially the very last “two minutes” when you talked about advocating for equal pay and that as women we need to just get on with it because we are going to be seen as difficult anyway. I am a Jewish musician and clergy, and I think women in clergy also struggle with this equal pay issue. I have watched men who were not as qualified or simply not comparable to me as a musician paid more, while I worked longer hours and simply produced more output. It has taken me a couple of hard situations to stand up and say I am willing to walk away if I am not paid fairly and recognized for the work I have done. Right now I am partnered with another woman clergy, and so things are really great. There isn’t this disparity between us, and for the first time in my professional life, I don’t feel like I have to fight tooth and nail for every dime, and the work is divided equally. But it takes us being willing to stand up and not worry that we will be viewed a certain way. It is so hard because women often are more “emotional,” or, I would say we are more empathetic, and so we are often scanning so many feelings and possibilities that we come off as not as strong with our position in advocating for what we deserve. So again, thank you so so much for addressing this issue of equal pay for women. It spans all careers. And it needs to be confronted and dealt with.
Your doing a great job .. For women .. But cat is a great actress and I love outlander I can't Waite for the for the new serious . Dominique from Australia
Anne-Marie, If you can, Please help me find out where Cait bought the top she is wearing for this interview. I absolutely love it!!! ...and Great Interview!
Je viens de découvrir la série je ne parle pas anglais mais je me régale de la voir parler avec sa grosse voix ces éclats de rire et c'est mimik elle est trop choc trop belle
I just can't get enough of Caitiiona Balfe. Her good looks aside, she is just such a breath of fresh air.
Me too. I love the realness. I hope she never lose that
How natural was this. Really enjoyed this. Would love to see more videos like this….
This was wonderful. Thank you Caitriona for this interview and for being real.
“Women have to not be afraid of being called difficult. They’re going to call us that anyway“. Inspiring as always Cait. Lovely interview with your sis!
I was the actress who never followed-through with what I loved. As a young gal in UK, I left the country at 20, and climbed my way through life around many occupations and professions. When I see great Actors I thoroughly enjoy, it takes me back to my true passion of theatre. I am SO impressed with Caitrona (little sis'). Her role in Outlander was and IS stupendous. Discipline and dedication is what gets us to where we need to be and to be the best we can be. So well done! To both of you Sisters. Thanks!
I love the openness that Caitriona has. What a great interview!
Caitriona is just adorable! What a lady!
“Don’t be afraid to be called difficult, because they will call you that anyway!” “A strong woman doesn’t have to bull-dozering into every situation and she is not afraid to show her vulnerability. (Sorry not a literal quote)” Bravo, Caitriona! What an incredible, strong woman! It’s a true pleasure following you. Thanks to the sisters for sharing such great, valuable insights.
I was delighted by this interview. Not only it shows a glimpse of who Catriona is as a person (respect !) , but also I can relate to nearly everything she said ! Yes!! When you just know “somehow” it will work out, it does. It’s called belief on the core level . Yes!! When you work your ass off and you know your stuff, you feel in a position to demand what you deserve without any uncomfortable feelings. So vey , very very true !! It’s admirable how authentic Caitriona is in that respect. And yes ! With age we learn to stand up for ourselves and yes, many of us reach that pint where we stop and question “is that really where I want to be in life?” And from then on make a CHOICE of either making changes or not. Thank you, Caitriona, for resonating with so many of us (I think?) as people who try to grow no matter our age and progress and learn and stay open minded to change and accomplishments and just ... life. I sincerely wish Caitriona all the very best in career and in life, having no doubt things will continue falling into place when the time is right . Once your in that “stream” you FEEL it’s right and you just how with the flow. Believing that it will work out the way it should.
And yes, to every successful person / career there is always someone there who was a support system : partner, parent, friend, sibling, whoever. And thank God for those people .
Finally she's given her time to tackle real issues and share her thoughts. Her role in outlander is such an incredible inspiring one for women.
Caitriona, you are a great person, you do not put yourself.on the foreground like some other people. I appreciate that. Wishing you all tje best in your future endeavors and acting career. Thank you for being you!!!!!
I'm so proud of be her fan. She is so inspiring.
Just caught this on RUclips. What an incredible discussion! Having been in a male dominated corporate world for 30 years, it is truly important for women to speak up. You can create an environment where you can be heard in a very respectful way and be taken seriously. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and dignity and that can go a long way. Congratulations on all your accomplishments! Thank you for openly sharing with all of us.
Just posted this to Twitter... Caitriona's fans have been champing at the bit for this wonderful interview.! Looking at these marvelous pictures ,it is obvious that her family is as gorgeous as she is....
Talking about the dates on food just made me love not only Caitriona, but her sister and mom as well! Humble upbringings that stay with you! Such a lovely family sharing themselves to fans and the world😊💗
This is a truly amazing and inspiring interview, one of my favourite from Caitriona to date. I love how she has this strong support system in her family and friends, and how she keeps to be this grounded, funny and full of empathy woman. As one of her many fans, I couldn't be more proud of her . Thank you so much for sharing the video, and I hope we'll get to hear more from the Balfe sisters in another opportunity.
I enjoyed this immensely! I would have listened for those 3 hours, believe me! What lovely women ♥
A lovely tribute to sisters. I was the traveler with no money. She was the one with money, but the bind was travel. And yes, my sister has my back as I have her's.
What a treat!...You two are sister goals !🥇 The mutual love, respect & support is giving me the feels 💕 I grew up in a huge traditional African family (living in South Carolina ) & can relate to the big family dynamic in fostering independence & team work. My father established a traditional African Village in South Carolina 😳.....so I can appreciate your perspective on knowing at a young age that you’re not welcome in a community. Thanks for sharing your light & inspiration #BossLadies 💕
I just started watching Outlander and loved the show but more than that, it was Caitriona who captivated me. She is such a breath of fresh air and watching this is very delightful. I can relate to some of this as a woman who is working in a male dominated industry. I love working with men more than women so I like it. . The good thing with men is they don't take things personally and they put emotion out of the equation. They are quite simple to work with. I've always been outspoken in my views and I know that in the beginning they would question me but after many years, I have proven I was right but I was not happy to be proven right. A lof things could have been fixed if they'd just listen but I am at a point in my career where I just don't care anymore of what either sex thinks of me so that is really liberating
I never thought I would enjoy Outlander but my wife got me into it. It’s a great series with a phenomenal cast and crew. As for Cait, she’s a wonderful actress. Beautiful lady.
I LOVE to hear people’s back stories. We are all so different and yet have the same basic human needs. Truly enjoyed this. Everyone has a tale to tell.
Loved the conversation between these two lovely and intelligent sisters. Very interested in both ladies perspectives on the various subjects and , particularly , on their family. Being a huge fan of OUTLANDER I was delighted to get a glimpse of Caitriona as herself.She , obviously, has a warmth and honesty that comes from within, and is exhibited in her portrayal of her character, Claire Fraser. Thank you, Catriona, for sharing so much of yourself.Hope to see you soon with new season of OUTLANDER.
City Women Network, thank you for posting this wonderful conversation! The Balfe sisters are so engaging, talented, and smart. Would love to see you do this quarterly or more oft!
Although I live in California, thank you both Balfe sisters for giving all women the time and good advice in support of Women around the World.
You can really hear her Irish accent! Just lovely!
I'm watching this video on Canadian Thanksgiving weekend. I am thankful for Caitriona for advancing the fight for women's equal pay, and for her sister Anne-Marie for being involved in an organization as important as City Women Network. I hope many, many, working women watch this and become even more empowered to fight for opportunities and money. When I worked in a bank, I used to tell my [female] boss when discussing employee appreciation: "Nothing says 'I appreciate you' better than cold, hard, cash!" Men get it, women need to settle for nothing less as well.
I enjoyed this conversation immensely. I could feel the love between the two which I think is amazing. Anne-Marie is every bit as lovely as Cait. I was really tuned in to what Cait's experiences were as she was getting started in the business and could identify with the comments she was making as my son is in LA and working towards his dream too. It's such a hard row to hoe and am happy for Cait to have made her way. I love watching her!
Cait, a charming and authentic woman and a great actress !
This was one of the best interview shows with Catriona! Big Sis did an exceptional job as the interviewer! You were both so relaxed and informatively honest! Thank you
Her sister is so cool. She’s so assertive but lovely
It's the best interview of Cait ever!!!!! Thank you for sharing this for the fans who couldn't join live interview. I am so impressed with her perspective and her courage for the women. Totally fell in love with her sincerity.
Lovely to see you both Ann-Marie & Caitriona. Beautiful! Genuine and enjoyable interview. Still so grounded. Both so alike. Wishing you all the the very best!
I loved this conversation !!!
Beautiful to know more about Cait and sis!! Made me love and admire Caitriona more!!! 💕
What a lovely interview...glad to know a little bit more about the queen of the queen...Caitriona
What an enjoyable interview! Great discussion between two delightful and intelligent females. I could have watched this for much more than an hour. Caitriona is such a talented actress and hearing her use that platform to advocate for women & her charity has made me appreciate and respect her even more. I do hope that there will be more interviews with Caitriona and Marie in the future!
One of the best Cait's "interviews" I have seen
I wasnt able to join the live event, but wanted to say how much I enjoyed and appreciated Anne-Marie and Caitriona's generousity and openness to share their lives and career. I was pleased to donate for both great causes. thank you so much!
Thanks for posting this for those who couldn’t afford to watch it. Such an amazing conversation and please guys remember to donate if you can
Lovely interview with those two strong women. It was great getting to know more about Caitriona Balfe’s background and life experience as she climbed the ladder of success. It was also great watching her sister in this warm and intelligent conversation between the two.
Thank you Anna-Marie and Caitriona Balfe for this super great interview. I’m a Outlander fan enjoying the show and rereading Diana’s books. So with everything’s going on with the Virus, now the riots,etc in US I’s so great full there is the Outlander family to turn too. Keep up the good work.🥰
Thank you for this lovely conversation/interview. I just discovered the Outlander series 2 months ago and am smitten with it. I was duly surprised at the beauty and integrity in this show, from all the characters. I’ve now watched some good interviews with your co-star and yourself, and I am further surprised and delighted to see that the characters you both portray on camera is truly born out of your own character and personality. I can now see that the integrity and sympathy with which Caitriona interprets Claire is something that is induced from her own character. What a joy to see real love, sensuality, pain, sorrow and just life portrayed on the screen. This is a production to be proud of. Thanks to you and all the cast, producers, camera, costume, technical crew etc… and to Scotland
I found myself longing for something I haven't thought of since childhood... a sister. Watching your interaction with Caitriona was beautiful and heartwarming. I hope to give my baby the gift of a sibling someday~ the bond between you two is just endearing to witness during this interview.
Made me cry some experiences. Inspiring women. Cait is an excellent actress, beautiful woman and the kindest and most honest person. I enjoy everything she does. I love her interviews. Excellent chat and I really admire the Balfe family. Sooooo strong women. ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼💪🏼
That was brilliant! I've seen my fair share of Outlander-related publicity (*fan*), but it was really great to see a different aspect of Catriona here: independence, advocating for herself, learning to say what she wants, and doing the work so that you feel you've proven your worth (if only to yourself!)
Great interview, you kept your accent and are natural, may you continue to shine. Oh your laugh is so fetching.
An absolutely enjoyable and inspiring interview. Thank you. 👍🤗
Caitrriona est absolument charmante, intelligente et inspirante. Merci pour cet interview.
That was a really enjoyable interview to watch between two intelligent women, as well as being sisters. More in-depth in the questions compared with the usual tv interviews. Wow what a family. Well done!
Great interview, very inspirational, I'm in my 30's and I feel the same, I need to do something different, to start again for a better future for my daughter and I. thanks a lot
Thanks for posting! They're awesome! I love how they were each other's support and to know they struggled like the rest of us and we got to hear abit of their childhood and family and how it's affected their decisions. Totally inspirational women!!
My thoughts exactly 💪🏼
Such an amazing, deep, and insightful interview. A wonderful, real conversation between sisters. I clicked and didn’t think I would stay this long, but here I am 57 minutes later…
Beautiful, beautiful interview by two really lovely siblings. I’m so happy this has been posted and hope this will help break the Covid doldrums a bit. Thank you Caitriona and thank you big sister(so sorry but I missed your name 😔).
Such a lovely chat between sisters. As 1 girl with 3 brothers -- I envy your relationship, as well as your abilities to speak up for yourselves. I came from a family where females were not supposed to speak their minds or stand up for themselves, and if they did, they were just being defensive. A fear of speaking up has not been helpful in my working career.
It was also interesting to hear you speak of how to set a welcoming tone on set -- as this has been mentioned in various podcasts and chats that I have heard. I had commented on one podcast that I thought that it was both you and Sam who were welcoming, supportive, and generous and that would set the more "family-like' atmosphere on your production, as opposed to some other sets which might have a more definite hierarchical atmosphere.
I just started watching Outlander during the Shelter in Place, so I am a new fan. Thank you for sharing with us.
I just came across this interview. Caitronia's sister is so beautiful, her face is flawless. Loved the banter and interaction because the two of them. Thanks to both of them for this enlightening interview with Caitronia. She is a treasure to many, many people.
This is awesome. I'm a Sociocultural Entertainer, and one day I'll be a Social Educator. I've just done a Postgraduate in the Institut del Teatre about Scenic Arts and Social Action . Which has been an incredible opportunity. The Institut del Teatre is very important here in Catalonia, it's a Scenic Arts School, sort of like Julliard, it's very difficult to get in. Some of the best catalan actors and dancers have studied there, and watching an Institution as big as this one, starting to give importance to the Community and Social Action doing Postgraduates just like the one I was able to study is incredible. In my class there were 24 people and 23 of those were women, all coming from different backgrounds, most of us were involved in the arts in one hand and social action in the other, and we saw the opportunity to use them both together, using the scenic arts to empower people. Having this many powerful women as classmates with different ages, different experiences, was very inspiring: one had been on TV but was a Social Worker as well, other came to class the first day right from the airport, she is a Mexican Activist Actress and also teaches a traditional Mexican dance in a Association located in Barcelona city. Another one is a music therapist and a leader of a feminist batucada (percussion group). And well, the list goes on and on... I'm a girl from a little town located in the mountains, in the Barcelona's province, that has always loved music, even inside my mom's (mum's in the UK 😅) womb. It's in my blood, my father was a musician, my grandfather as well, my great-grandmother was a piano soloist until her husband died and had to leave it behind and started cleaning stairs for living. Well, having these background I always had the passion to dedicate my life to pursuing my dream, my calling which was music. But my path has being a rocky road. As a child I've never been able to study music or dance (another passion of mine by the way) cause of money. But, my father, may he rest in peace, always had musical instruments at home and I learnt to play some of them (just the basics though). I started having bass guitar lessons in 2013 in a workshop and later on I started studying voice and guitar in 2018 in a Music School from my town. Though I didn't start from scratch, like I said, I knew the basics already.
I said earlier that my father was a musician, he studied guitar in the Conservatori Municipal de Música de Barcelona and the Aula de Jazz afterwards, but he was a telecommunications engineer, he used to make a living working as a computer technician, music for him was just a hobby. And, at the beginning he didn't encourage me to make my living with it. Cause he thought that if I worked with something that I was really passionate about, I might ended up reckless and hating it. So I started studying the same thing he did, cause I liked it as well. But I couldn't finish it because I couldn't picture myself working in an office. I'm a people person, I'm one of those that tries to make the world a better place. So, I dropped out of college, in my moment of crisis, I had to start over, and that's when I discovered Sociocultural Entertainment. And it changed my life completely. I had the chance to live in Rome during two months in 2016 and two months in Lisbon in 2018 due to a couple of ERASMUS Scholarships, and now I speak five languages (and counting, I want to learn as many as possible): Catalan (my mother tongue), Spanish, English, Italian and Portuguese. And lots and lots of experiences that I wouldn't change for anything not even for a steady income, though it would be helpful I won't deny it😅, but doing something I love and helps people. Nowadays I'm about to start my own project, thanks to this Postgraduate I talked earlier. And it is a about doing community music, in hopes of getting a Cultural Centre in my town. It's something tricky to explain.
Anyway, this large, huge and extensive comment (my apologies for the length of it by the way), was my personal way of thanking some women like you for doing what you do, for speaking up, pursuing your dreams and leaving an incredible example and legacy behind where younger generations like mine, someone that was born in the late 1994, or even younger generations can receive and learn from. Thank you very much, truly.
Best regards from Barcelona!
Lovely interview!
Really great interview - can clearly see the sisterly love.
Thanks for this. Love your willingness to bring this out in the open!
Wonderful chat and so inspiring👏👏 Thank you so much for the insight into your personal & professional lives 🙏🏻
Fantastic interview. Really enjoyed the personal connection between them. Really fun to watch. Thank you and I am so glad you were able to raise the large sum of money. Hopefully this will generate even more!
Thank you so much sisters ! Merci pour cette belle melodie de la vie qui vous traverse!
And thank you to all the strong women for existing...!
I really enjoyed this interview. i feel like she talking just front of me... so that it was so nice to hear her life until success, and i am so happy that she is here now...
i will always support you as big fans of you and wish yours happiness.
Amazing interview, I enjoyed it. 👍
Such a great interview. Following this organization now and always happy to support Cait's charity. Stay safe and healthy.
Wonderful Interview! Thank you
Great interview girls....I can't wait to see Outlander Series 5.
I saw it on Amazon Prime....now waiting on Series 6. lol
Excellent excellent conversation. Please have more of this
This is the best interview I’ve seen ❤❤❤❤
Refreshing, insightful, and much appreciated in theses times in the USA.
How fortunate for me to have stumbled onto this conversation! Thank you so much for sharing. I subscribed!
Man , u can tell their sisters !!! Looks and mannerisms ....her sister could have been a model too !!!
Very inspirational conversation, thank you
Both of you are Amazing!!
this is a beautiful, inspirational interview. Thank you both for it!
The Belfast Six 😂 as the youngest of 7, w 5 brothers, and growing up back & forth btwn Monaghan, Gway, & NY I can relate! Also did the midnight feeds w my sister's children ☺️💕
higginsba. Please STOP with the one letter words, the shortened words (btwn), the initials etc. It may all be known to you Americans. They mean nothing to us in UK and are intensely irritating.
This is NOT social media on here. I don’t know anything about social media and its own shorthand.
Great interview. Thank you I really enjoyed it. ❤️❤️🇨🇦
Great interview!! Thank you!
Fascinating chat. The story about the vodka in Belfast could come straight out of an episode of Derry Girls!!
Wonderfull work and interview!!!! Hug from Argentina
Really inspiring conversation! Thanks for that one!
I really appreciated this interview, especially the very last “two minutes” when you talked about advocating for equal pay and that as women we need to just get on with it because we are going to be seen as difficult anyway.
I am a Jewish musician and clergy, and I think women in clergy also struggle with this equal pay issue. I have watched men who were not as qualified or simply not comparable to me as a musician paid more, while I worked longer hours and simply produced more output. It has taken me a couple of hard situations to stand up and say I am willing to walk away if I am not paid fairly and recognized for the work I have done.
Right now I am partnered with another woman clergy, and so things are really great. There isn’t this disparity between us, and for the first time in my professional life, I don’t feel like I have to fight tooth and nail for every dime, and the work is divided equally.
But it takes us being willing to stand up and not worry that we will be viewed a certain way. It is so hard because women often are more “emotional,” or, I would say we are more empathetic, and so we are often scanning so many feelings and possibilities that we come off as not as strong with our position in advocating for what we deserve.
So again, thank you so so much for addressing this issue of equal pay for women. It spans all careers. And it needs to be confronted and dealt with.
What a wonderful woman
Right on Catriona!! ThankYou From All Women in My Family!!👍
Great interview. I laugh when you say large family cuz I am the oldest of 12, 8 girls and 4 boys, strong Catholic farming and ranching family.
Very much alike, looks and voice
I think she really has as big a heart as she radiates from her beautiful eyes.
Thanks for such an interesting conversation!
Your doing a great job .. For women .. But cat is a great actress and I love outlander I can't Waite for the for the new serious . Dominique from Australia
I have thoroughly enjoyed this. ❤️
Great interview..
What an interesting 🤔🥰😁conversation to hear 👂💕! Love 💕 this 💕!
I love watching Catriona…
If there is one book I highly recommend all women read, it is Invisible Women by Caroline Criado Perez.
This really inspired me
Anne-Marie, If you can, Please help me find out where Cait bought the top she is wearing for this interview. I absolutely love it!!! ...and Great Interview!
Even prettier than Caitroina if possible! Sounds like a lovely family.
She’s got caitrionas eyes 😍
bellisima Caitriona!!!
Je viens de découvrir la série je ne parle pas anglais mais je me régale de la voir parler avec sa grosse voix ces éclats de rire et c'est mimik elle est trop choc trop belle