Nicol Quotes & Sayings

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

It is the doom of men that they forget. — Nicol Williamson

There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is but myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds. — Anne Nicol Gaylor

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

The first humans to come to Canada were the Indians. There is some mystery as to where the Indians came from. Some experts say that they came from the same place as the Eskimo. This doesn't help much because nobody knows where the Eskimo came from either. (Except the Eskimo, and they aren't talking.) — Eric Nicol

I don't do freeways. — Lesley Nicol

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

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. — Lesley Nicol

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

What determines our being virtuous is largely the absence of opportunity to be otherwise — Eric Nicol

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

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

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. — Lesley Nicol

I don't have any rules when it comes to clothes. I'll wear anything if it fits and looks good. — Lesley Nicol

I show my scars so that others know they can heal. — Rhachelle Nicol'

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. — Lesley Nicol

Very little is known about the War of 1812 because the Americans lost it. — Eric Nicol

Most Americans don't understand Canadian political parties. Neither do most Canadians — Eric Nicol

Clearly, if Confederation is to survive another 100 years, Canada must find a national esprit de corps. Cohesion cannot depend indefinitely on hating Toronto. — Eric Nicol

I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith. — Lesley Nicol

What I don't get about "traditional publishing" is that an author creates a work that they think is good enough to be published. They then have to spend their valuable time begging others to exploit them to point where they end up with a 5% stake in THEIR business. What kind of a screwed of business model is that? — David Nicol

'Sweeney Todd' is my favorite Sondheim musical. — Lesley Nicol

The words 'In God WE trust' are not only unconstitutional, they aren't even accurate. — Anne Nicol Gaylor

I always admire people who have passion. — 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. — Lesley Nicol

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 meal my husband ever made me was a chicken curry. I have never tasted anything so delicious in my life. — 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

I go dog-walking a lot. — Lesley Nicol

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

The future has taken root in the present. — Nicol Williamson

My husband is a martial artist, and he thinks it's hilarious that I have a stage-fighting-proficiency certificate. He thinks that's ridiculous. Can't say I've used it much. — Lesley Nicol

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

I get invited to a lot more glamorous parties since I've been in 'Downton Abbey,' which has made me much more fashion conscious. — Lesley Nicol

The mome rath isn't born that could outgrabe me! — Nicol Williamson

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

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

I believe anything can happen. — Lesley Nicol

I'll bet. I . . ." He couldn't say it, not so baldly. He dodged, while he mustered courage. "I promised to call Nicol when I had news of Bel, and I haven't had a chance. The news, as you may know, is not good; we found Bel, but the herm has been deliberately infected with a bioengineered Cetagandan parasite that may . . . may prove lethal. — Lois McMaster Bujold

We're big fans of the show on BBC, and some of the greatest actors in film and television have done this character, from Basil Rathbone to Nicol Williamson to Michael Caine. (Executive producer) Rob Doherty came in with the pitch last season, it was immediately a show that we gravitated towards. — Nina Tassler

Abortion is a blessing. — Anne Nicol Gaylor

It was cold on that Monday, January 23rd, when a little boy was born, in case you haven't heard. An infant that would become the future Dr. Jim. And all the people of the world would fall in love with him. — Scott Thomas Nicol

When I heard I had gotten 'Downton Abbey,' I remember I was standing on a freezing cold street in Manchester where we were shooting the Manchester part of 'West is West.' — Lesley Nicol

My poor cooking is legendary among my friends. — Lesley Nicol

If the rest of his foursome are bunched directly behind his ball, or assume the foetal position with their backs to the tee, the golfer is reminded that his drive tends to be erratic. More cruel yet is for his opponent to stand directly in the projected line of flight, as the safest place to be. — Eric Nicol

I quite like L.A. — Lesley Nicol

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

I'm not very good with conventional, prim-and-proper people who are well-behaved, grown-up. — Lesley Nicol

Fundamentally, a mobile strategy needs to be based in the value to the end user and the enterprise. — Dirk Nicol

I'm an ambassador for Medical Detection dogs. — Lesley Nicol

Steve Nicol never gives more than 120 per cent. — Kevin Keegan

How presumptuous of someone to think the world is interested in a half-dozen or eight or 10 of their kids. — Anne Nicol Gaylor

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

Posthumous pardons, however, do not resurrect the innocent. — Allan Nicol

There were many groups working for women's rights, but none of them dealt with the root cause of women's oppression-religion. — Anne Nicol Gaylor

Nicol has great potential and there is a huge gap between her and the rest of the juniors. She needs to concentrate full time on the professional circuit from now on and it is the only way for her to realize her potential. — Jahangir Khan

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.' — Lesley Nicol

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

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

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

The fashionable Canadian drug habit, instead of cocaine, is to sniff real snow. — Eric Nicol

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

As an actor, you never know where the work's going to come, so you have to be flexible about it. — Lesley Nicol

People are always asking me for my favorite recipe, and I have to say, 'I don't really have one.' — Lesley Nicol

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

If you believe in the power of your own words, you don't need to quote others. — David Nicol

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

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

we go to the bedroom now? I don't mind if you tell me off there, either. In fact, if you play the bossy schoolmaster I think that would bode well for our relationship. — Susan Mac Nicol

I was painfully shy as a child. — Lesley Nicol

I don't like being shouted at. — Lesley Nicol

I've been to the White House and had Hilary Clinton push through the crowd to come and meet me. Chelsea Clinton, too. — Lesley Nicol

For a fact, the Christians stole Christmas. We don't mind sharing it with them, but we don't like this pretense of theirs that it is the birthday of Jesus. It is the Birthday of the Unconquered Sun-Dies Natalis Invicti Solis. Christmas is a relic of sun worship. — Anne Nicol Gaylor

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. — Lesley Nicol