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People have preconceptions about women of a certain age.
Lesley Nicol
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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
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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
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The first meal my husband ever made me was a chicken curry. I have never tasted anything so delicious in my life.
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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
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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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Ive 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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I believe anything can happen.
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I always admire people who have passion.
Lesley Nicol
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As an actor, you never know where the works going to come, so you have to be flexible about it.
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Ive not cooked Christmas dinner since 1982.
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Im an ambassador for Medical Detection dogs.
Lesley Nicol
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I was painfully shy as a child.
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I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith.
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I think I should be a nightclub singer. I love to sing!
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I don't like being shouted at.
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I mean, I've done musicals, but it's not my best thing.
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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