Nicola Walker

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

My husband says I'm a grumpy lioness.

— Nicola Walker

'Spooks' was very much of its time and rather unique, so I was more than happy to be in that as a…

— Nicola Walker

I don't really have a treasured possession, but I do love my family's proper old photo album. We all have hundreds of…

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My whole family were from the East End, but they moved away when I was a child. They still cannot get their…

— Nicola Walker

I'm a proper Essex girl because my family was part of that great exodus from the East End.

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The best thing my mum and dad did was to send me to the local youth theatre. I loved that; I felt…

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I would like to think that there are more women in positions of power, to actually get these projects off the ground…

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I'm a hoarder, but then, when it all gets too much, I turn into a ruthless chucker. I'm very good at clearing…

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My family moved out of London's East End to a tiny village. The school I went to was supposed to be mixed…

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We're all used to seeing a lot of cop shows, some of them brilliant, some of them very generic.

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You can't escape your face.

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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…

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Cornwall is my favourite place - I wish I could earn a living there.

— Nicola Walker

It was really unusual that the crews on 'Spooks' were a real mix of men and women, and you'd struggle to see…

— Nicola Walker

Two of my dramas, 'Unforgotten' and 'River,' were airing at the same time, and Dad had read about my 'success' in a…

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I could never be anyone I've played. I am so not a detective; I can barely get 200 yards from A to…

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My two girlfriends from university, Sue Perkins and Sarah Phelps, are both in the business - and are both stupidly busy. We…

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'Collateral' poses lots of questions and does it within the format of a really good, tense thriller. It starts at a real…

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I'd really like to play Lady Macbeth.

— Nicola Walker

I get quite fearful about interviews, so I sought advice from other actors.

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I was never told that the purpose of school was to get a job at the end of it. What was pushed…

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When I bought my first little flat, it was two bedrooms, so I got Sarah Phelps to live with me. My years-later-to-be…

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'Better do it than wish it done,' is a phrase ingrained in my mind.

— Nicola Walker

There's a really sweet spot with acting where you've finished a job, and you've got another one coming up in three or…

— Nicola Walker