Quotes from Lesley Nicol

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

I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith.

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.

'Sweeney Todd' is my favorite Sondheim musical.

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

Im an ambassador for Medical Detection dogs.

People have preconceptions about women of a certain age.

I have been invited to do something called 'Celebrity MasterChef' in England, which, of course, I can't do. It's complete nonsense. You have to be a decent cook to begin with. I'd be the joke one.

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.

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

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.

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

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

I always admire people who have passion.

Ive not cooked Christmas dinner since 1982.