Nicola Coughlan

“I don't always want to present a glossy, idealised version of my life, and not show that it's only me five per cent of the time. On the other hand, I don't want to share too much of what's private and personal to me.”

“Everyone can relate to that first crush though, how it just destroys your heart and takes over your entire world.”

“As an actor, your body is a gift.”

“Getting nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award is a really special one, honestly, because to be acknowledged by your peers and people you admire so much feels extra special.”

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

“My 20s were crazy tough. I was broke all of the time. If I wanted to buy a coffee, I'd be terrified my card would get rejected. It was all that stress.”

“I think less so now in the industry, but that was a big thing, actors going method, throwing chairs. And I'm like 'who's that for, though?'”

“I think Michaela Coel is such a visionary and she's someone that you're always so excited to see what she's going to do next.”

“I like to sit down and take my time doing my make-up. I always make sure that I really take care of my skin and that routine is really therapeutic for me.”

“Moving to London was hardcore because I was really broke. I was in debt. I had to work every hour of the day to afford to live there - but that meant I had no time to audition.”

“So much television allows for, even centres on, deeply flawed male characters, far less so women. Would anyone give a note asking that 'Breaking Bad's' Walter White, one of TV's best villains, be a little sweeter? Of course not.”

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

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

“As part of my brain-rot lifestyle, I do watch a lot of TikTok.”

“After 'Derry Girls' second series, I had the rare luck of being cast in another show that explored the complexity and depth of female friendship.”

“I feel very lucky for all the different roles I've got to play. I put that down to having an incredible female team around me.”

“Real life is not Disney, where there's the goodies and the baddies.”

“Prioritizing my mental health is of the utmost importance to me. I try to focus on moments of joy.”

“In acting it's all about suspension of disbelief.”