Nicola Coughlan

People are so afraid of ambitious women.

— Nicola Coughlan

Everyone needs to know they're loved.

— Nicola Coughlan

As an actor, your body is a gift.

— Nicola Coughlan

I don't like resting on my laurels.

— Nicola Coughlan

Fame is a weird thing.

— Nicola Coughlan

I'm very driven and I'm ambitious.

— Nicola Coughlan

People have such kindness.

— Nicola Coughlan

Kate Spade bags are such It bags.

— Nicola Coughlan

In acting it's all about suspension of disbelief.

— Nicola Coughlan

RuPaul told me I was funny, so I can die happy now.

— Nicola Coughlan

I have an allergy to difficult people. I've literally had stress rash from them.

— Nicola Coughlan

All I care about is doing good acting and being judged on that.

— Nicola Coughlan

It took me until I was 30 to get a good job on television.

— Nicola Coughlan

When actors are big divas, I always think there was always a current of that in them.

— Nicola Coughlan

I think when you love someone truly, you have to reveal all of yourself, which is hard.

— Nicola Coughlan

I believe strongly that everyone needs to do a year in retail.

— Nicola Coughlan

I worked a million different jobs, lived in different places, lived in terrible house shares with mould on the walls.

— Nicola Coughlan

I just want to work with people who are considerate and open and just love what they do and want to make…

— Nicola Coughlan

I know I'm not alone; women in my industry are put under constant scrutiny for their looks.

— Nicola Coughlan

I think less so now in the industry, but that was a big thing, actors going method, throwing chairs. And I'm like…

— Nicola Coughlan

I feel very lucky for all the different roles I've got to play. I put that down to having an incredible female…

— Nicola Coughlan

When I was 19, moving to San Francisco was my first time living away from home, and it had such a gorgeous energy.

— Nicola Coughlan

Something in our society tells us that women's bodies are fair game for scrutiny in a way that men's simply are not.

— Nicola Coughlan

Makeup is a real passion of mine, and Pat McGrath is one of the most iconic makeup brands in the world, if…

— Nicola Coughlan

I try to do a massage once a week, or every two weeks, when I can. I'm not very good at meditating…

— Nicola Coughlan

Part of what I love about being an actor is I get to become that character and not impose any of my…

— Nicola Coughlan

The industry that I'm in, it's hard. There's a lot of scrutiny. People don't think of actors as freelancers, but we all…

— Nicola Coughlan

Getting nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award is a really special one, honestly, because to be acknowledged by your peers and…

— Nicola Coughlan

I always think a good accessory makes an outfit. If you're wearing a bad outfit but wearing a good bag, it takes…

— Nicola Coughlan

In the beginning, when 'Derry Girls' came out, it was a success very quickly which was amazing but I was terrified to…

— Nicola Coughlan

So much television allows for, even centres on, deeply flawed male characters, far less so women. Would anyone give a note asking…

— Nicola Coughlan

Because I come from a background in theater and doing little fringe plays, and wondering if 20 people would come to see…

— Nicola Coughlan

Life's too short, let's have fun.

— Nicola Coughlan

I grew up Irish Catholic.

— Nicola Coughlan

I was a huge Barbie fan as a little girl.

— Nicola Coughlan

I really hate vanity on screen.

— Nicola Coughlan

I absolutely love mascara. I always have.

— Nicola Coughlan

Andrew Scott and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in 'Fleabag' were such a brilliant pairing.

— Nicola Coughlan

You have to have a private life and know who you are.

— Nicola Coughlan

I'm sort of pro celebrities for celebrities' sake.

— Nicola Coughlan