I was never told that the purpose of school was to get a job at the end of it. What was pushed on me was a love of learning, probably because my parents didn't have access to a great education. — Nicola Walker Copy Share Image
My two great fears are either not working or working on something that means you can't do something else you really want. — Nicola Walker Copy Share
'Spooks' was very much of its time and rather unique, so I was more than happy to be in that as a long-runner -… — Nicola Walker Copy Share
I don't really have a treasured possession, but I do love my family's proper old photo album. We all have hundreds of photos on… — Nicola Walker Copy Share
My whole family were from the East End, but they moved away when I was a child. They still cannot get their heads around… — Nicola Walker Copy Share
I'm a proper Essex girl because my family was part of that great exodus from the East End. — Nicola Walker Copy Share
The best thing my mum and dad did was to send me to the local youth theatre. I loved that; I felt I'd found… — Nicola Walker Copy Share
I would like to think that there are more women in positions of power, to actually get these projects off the ground that are… — Nicola Walker Copy Share
I'm a hoarder, but then, when it all gets too much, I turn into a ruthless chucker. I'm very good at clearing out and… — Nicola Walker Copy Share
My family moved out of London's East End to a tiny village. The school I went to was supposed to be mixed gender, but… — Nicola Walker Copy Share
We're all used to seeing a lot of cop shows, some of them brilliant, some of them very generic. — Nicola Walker Copy Share
My dad always jokes that if I ever write an autobiography, which I'm not going to, it'll be called 'It's Tough in the Middle.' — Nicola Walker Copy Share
It was really unusual that the crews on 'Spooks' were a real mix of men and women, and you'd struggle to see many women… — Nicola Walker Copy Share
