Top quotes by Lesley Nicol

I inherited my weight problem from my mum. She was always on diets. If there was a box of chocolates in the house, she'd eat half a chocolate, then put the other half back. She loved me, but she did encourage me to diet in my teens. Votes: 16

'Sweeney Todd' is my favorite Sondheim musical. Votes: 14

Ive been to the White House and had Hilary Clinton push through the crowd to come and meet me. Chelsea Clinton, too. Votes: 13

I've been to the White House and had Hilary Clinton push through the crowd to come and meet me. Chelsea Clinton, too. Votes: 13

Coming eyeball to eyeball with a hummingbird on my terrace is as exciting to me as any celebrity I've met as a result of 'Downton Abbey.' Votes: 10

The first role I played was Madame Ranevsky in 'The Cherry Orchard.' Votes: 10

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. Votes: 9

People have preconceptions about women of a certain age. Votes: 9

I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith. Votes: 9

When you look back, I think things are as they are meant to be. Timing is very important. Votes: 8

Coming eyeball to eyeball with a hummingbird on my terrace is as exciting to me as any celebrity Ive met as a result of Downton Abbey. Votes: 8

The first meal my husband ever made me was a chicken curry. I have never tasted anything so delicious in my life. Votes: 7

I'm an ambassador for Medical Detection dogs. Votes: 7

Since I've turned 50, I've had the best roles of my life, and I've got married. Everyone said that wasn't possible because there are no men, but I've done it. I think it's just going to get better. Votes: 7

I believe anything can happen. Votes: 6

People I've never spoken to before come up to me and give me a hug. Votes: 6

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. Votes: 6

I've not cooked Christmas dinner since 1982. Votes: 5

For many years, I picked the wrong men, or they picked me. I think if you don't feel attractive or worth something as a woman, you attract men who don't really look after you. That's what happened to me, but I realise that those relationships were like a journey, helping me to learn something about myself. Votes: 5

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. Votes: 5

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? Votes: 5

Visiting a show that's already established can be a bit daunting, as they've been a family already, and you're the newbie. Votes: 4

I can do basics, but I'm not a proper cook. I can do a roast. I can stick a chicken in the oven with vegetables. Votes: 4

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! Votes: 2

I don't have any rules when it comes to clothes. I'll wear anything if it fits and looks good. Votes: 2

I always admire people who have passion. Votes: 2

I never imagined I'd go into acting, but I always loved drama, and when I was 16, I discovered the Library Theatre up the road. So I plucked up courage and asked if I could watch rehearsals. It was like Heaven. Votes: 2

My poor cooking is legendary among my friends. Votes: 2

I know it sounds funny, but every time I have a disaster in the kitchen, it knocks my confidence level a little bit more, and I feel annoyed with myself that I can't do better. Votes: 1

I go dog-walking a lot. Votes: 1

I sometimes wonder what it would have been like if I'd got 'Downton Abbey' when I was 22. Votes: 0

Sweeney Todd' is my favorite Sondheim musical. Votes: 0

I'm not very good with conventional, prim-and-proper people who are well-behaved, grown-up. Votes: 0

As an actor, you never know where the works going to come, so you have to be flexible about it. Votes: 0

I don't like being shouted at. Votes: 0

I guess that is my favorite thing - to make people laugh and also to maybe engage them emotionally and touch them somehow in telling the story. Votes: 0

I mean, I've done musicals, but it's not my best thing. Votes: 0

I think I should be a nightclub singer. I love to sing! Votes: 0

I was painfully shy as a child. Votes: 0

Im an ambassador for Medical Detection dogs. Votes: 0

Ive not cooked Christmas dinner since 1982. Votes: 0

I get invited to a lot more glamorous parties since Ive been in Downton Abbey, which has made me much more fashion conscious. Votes: 0