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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
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 Read Quote
As an actor, you never know where the work’s going to come, so you have to be flexible about it. Lesley Nicol Read Quote
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 Read Quote
People are always asking me for my favorite recipe, and I have to say, ‘I don’t really have one.’ Lesley Nicol Read Quote
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 Read Quote
