A biography for Nicola Coughlanhasn’t been written yet.
“Human nature, we do have a desire for gossip and scandal. It's just within us. It's innate.”
“I always think as actors, we have the privilege of going to red carpet events and dressing up and having glam teams. I'm like, 'Do that in your own time. Don't bring that to the show.'”
“I never sought to be the ingenue, purely because they never seemed to get the best lines or looked as if they were having the most fun.”
“Part of what I love about being an actor is I get to become that character and not impose any of my own preferences on that. I think you can see when that happens sometimes with actors and they look the same in every role. That would be my nightmare.”
“Make-up for me is a form of self-care and form of self-expression as well.”
“I've always been fascinated by how inherently nosy people are, and how we've always had this thirst for gossip. There's this widespread belief that it's a modern obsession, but it really isn't.”
“I'm very lucky to get to use my body to become all these fascinating women. But the prism through which my body is viewed is inescapable.”
“I always use the same comparison: Ian McKellen isn't a wizard. I'm not a 19-year-old aristocrat from the 19th century. It's all made up.”
“Andrew Scott and Phoebe Waller-Bridge in 'Fleabag' were such a brilliant pairing.”
“I had these grand notions that I wanted to go off and be an actor... I was always roping my friends into making my own movies and plays.”
“All I care about is doing good acting and being judged on that.”
“I always like to buy something to mark an occasion for myself. It's a reminder of hard work, and it's lovely to look back on. When I wrapped the first season of 'Bridgerton,' it was this gorgeous, pink-quilted Kate Spade bag with a red heart on the front.”
“I'm sort of pro celebrities for celebrities' sake.”
“Money doesn't make you happy, but many people don't know how awful financial stress is. You can't think about anything else.”
“Fame is a weird thing.”
“Everyone needs to know they're loved.”
“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 are. We go from job to job. You do have to prove yourself again each time.”
“Bodies change - if I lose weight or gain weight or I do anything, it's no one's business.”
“Makeup is a real passion of mine, and Pat McGrath is one of the most iconic makeup brands in the world, if not the most.”
“I oscillate between two things as a woman: It costs nothing to be nice, and women don't owe you niceness. Both of those things are true.”