I was painfully shy as a child. Lesley Nicol More Quotes by Lesley Nicol More Quotes From Lesley Nicol People have preconceptions about women of a certain age. Lesley Nicol certainagepeople I get invited to a lot more glamorous parties since Ive been in Downton Abbey, which has made me much more fashion conscious. Lesley Nicol fashionpartyconscious 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. Lesley Nicol nightmarelevelsschool I believe anything can happen. Lesley Nicol anything-can-happeni-believebelieve 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. Lesley Nicol hummingbirdsmetsresults I always admire people who have passion. Lesley Nicol admirepassionpeople As an actor, you never know where the works going to come, so you have to be flexible about it. Lesley Nicol flexibleactorsknows Ive been to the White House and had Hilary Clinton push through the crowd to come and meet me. Chelsea Clinton, too. Lesley Nicol crowdswhitehouse Ive not cooked Christmas dinner since 1982. Lesley Nicol christmas-dinnerdinner Im an ambassador for Medical Detection dogs. Lesley Nicol ambassadorsmedicaldog I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith. Lesley Nicol maggiescenewant I think I should be a nightclub singer. I love to sing! Lesley Nicol singersshouldthinking I don't like being shouted at. Lesley Nicol The first meal my husband ever made me was a chicken curry. I have never tasted anything so delicious in my life. Lesley Nicol mealshusbandfirsts I mean, I've done musicals, but it's not my best thing. Lesley Nicol best-thingsdonemean 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. Lesley Nicol basicsvegetablessticks 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. Lesley Nicol storieslaughingpeople 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. Lesley Nicol myselfmejourneymen 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. Lesley Nicol myselfconfidencetimefunny 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? Lesley Nicol eggdessertsugarforget
