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Lesley Nicol

British Actress

Born: 1953

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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? Lesley Nicol

Cheese Sugar Omelet Took Dessert Examination More Had Put Supposed Course Forget Egg Which Custard Cook Cookery Peas

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

Vegetables Proper Oven Roast Stick Chicken Cook Basics

I mean, I've done musicals, but it's not my best thing. Lesley Nicol

Best Musicals Done Mean Thing

People have preconceptions about women of a certain age. Lesley Nicol

Age Women People About Preconceptions Certain Certain Age

One of the Sunday newspapers asked me to make my favorite dish, and they photographed me holding it in the kitchen. It was roasted salmon with roasted vegetables. That's not cooking; that's putting things in a pan. It looked quite nice, but I'm not saying it was good. Lesley Nicol

I don't do freeways. Lesley Nicol

I met Bette Midler, who I absolutely love. Lesley Nicol

Love Met Bette Absolutely Who

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. Lesley Nicol

I quite like L.A. Lesley Nicol

Like Quite

I believe anything can happen. Lesley Nicol

Believe Happen Anything

People I've never spoken to before come up to me and give me a hug. Lesley Nicol

Me People Before Hug Give Give Me Never Spoken Come Up

I've not cooked Christmas dinner since 1982. Lesley Nicol

Christmas Dinner Since Cooked

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. Lesley Nicol

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. Lesley Nicol

Time Comedy First Stage Poem Know First Place Because First Time Got How Up Very Did Place Ever Shy

When you look back, I think things are as they are meant to be. Timing is very important. Lesley Nicol

You Important Timing Think Back Look Very Meant Meant To Be Things

The first role I played was Madame Ranevsky in 'The Cherry Orchard.' Lesley Nicol

First Madame Cherry Role Orchard Played

I always admire people who have passion. Lesley Nicol

People Passion Admire Always Who

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! Lesley Nicol

Finished Wish Back Tell Bored Could Piano Got Hand Left Five Then Play Right Four Right Back Started

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. Lesley Nicol

Life Me Waiting Trouble Real Life Unleashed Finding Having Felt Real Years Lot Confess Just Cook Her Awful Awful Lot Inner

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