Lesley Nicol Quotes
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I wish I could play the piano. I started when I was four and finished when I was five. I got bored. I couldn't tell my left hand from my right back then!
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The first time I ever got up on a stage, I did a comedy poem. I don't know how I got there in the first place because I was very, very shy.
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I'm very lucky to have a husband who cooks, for a start. It's a good partnership. I met him through a friend, and we just hit it off.
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I believe anything can happen.
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I always admire people who have passion.
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At the drop of a hat, people will say there are no roles for women after 40. It's there with a bunch of other rules I'm not interested in.
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I was painfully shy as a child.
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My husband is a martial artist, and he thinks it's hilarious that I have a stage-fighting-proficiency certificate. He thinks that's ridiculous. Can't say I've used it much.
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I took a cookery course. On the examination, I had to cook a cheese omelet with peas and an egg custard. With the egg custard, which was supposed to be a dessert, I forget to put the sugar in, so that's more of a quiche, isn't it?
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When you look back, I think things are as they are meant to be. Timing is very important.
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I quite like L.A.
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When I heard I had gotten 'Downton Abbey,' I remember I was standing on a freezing cold street in Manchester where we were shooting the Manchester part of 'West is West.'
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For years, I've felt that there's an inner cook in me just waiting to be unleashed. But I have to confess I'm having an awful lot of trouble finding her in real life.
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My poor cooking is legendary among my friends.
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I did an O-level in domestic science when I was at school, but on the day of the practical exam, it was a cookery nightmare.
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The first role I played was Madame Ranevsky in 'The Cherry Orchard.'
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I get invited to a lot more glamorous parties since I've been in 'Downton Abbey,' which has made me much more fashion conscious.
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I sometimes wonder what it would have been like if I'd got 'Downton Abbey' when I was 22.
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Visiting a show that's already established can be a bit daunting, as they've been a family already, and you're the newbie.
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'Sweeney Todd' is my favorite Sondheim musical.
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I've been to the White House and had Hilary Clinton push through the crowd to come and meet me. Chelsea Clinton, too.
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People are always asking me for my favorite recipe, and I have to say, 'I don't really have one.'
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I don't have any rules when it comes to clothes. I'll wear anything if it fits and looks good.
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I've not cooked Christmas dinner since 1982.