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Nicholas Lea is a Canadian actor best known for his role as Alex Krycek on the television series "The X-Files." His portrayal of the complex and enigmatic character garnered significant acclaim and contributed to the show's success. Lea's career also includes roles in other television series and films, showcasing his acting versatility.
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"I'm living in L.A. but my heart's in Vancouver."

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"I don't care what TV show you work on, even a movie for that matter, it's all about time and money eventually."

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"It's not that fun to just play a villain, without any reasoning behind it."

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"That's sort of what I like about this character is that he's not the good guy, he's not truly the bad guy."

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"I think somebody who speaks the language is going to notice immediately that I'm not Russian."

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"I just wanted to act. I didn't want to do anything else."

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"Two shows at once is crazy, but I love it."

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"My sister is a nurse and saves people's lives."

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"Supporting characters add depth to a story, and great actors leave their imprint with the audience."

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"I really enjoy the people. I find them to be better educated and wittier."

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"You can be in an acting class all you want, but you don't fully learn until you get off that stage and in front of a camera."

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"I wanted more in depth ideas about the character and it never came."

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"When I'm on my deathbed, I'll hopefully be able to count more friends than parts that I had."

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"It makes you realise that people are the same wherever you go."

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"It seems there's a sliding scale between the money they spend on a movie and its creativity."

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"My goal is to be living back in Canada as soon as I can, hopefully somewhere in the Gulf Islands."

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"I've spent so much time the last seven, eight years in Los Angeles, away from my family, away from my friends, away from the city that is my favourite place to be and I just want to come here and have a proper life."

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"I think everyone has some fascination with what's outside our existence. It's a constant journey to find the truth."

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"My heritage is English, so I'm proud to be back here."

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"Certainly, when I walk into an audition, a lot of people already know who I am."

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"Everything has an end."

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"It's certainly more interesting for me as an actor, but I think it's also more interesting for the audience to see three-dimensional characters, rather than just a bad guy or a good guy."

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"Comedy and drama are both challenging to me."

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"It changed my life in a lot of ways - before I got that role I was just going from job to job, not really having enough money to be able to do what I wanted to do."

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"We went to the British Museum, and I was looking up my family in the books - pages and pages on it."

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"So, I completely and utterly support David and Gillian's decision to go to Los Angeles, but I think that Vancouver is the perfect location for the show."

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"I'm trying to do the kind of projects that I want to see in the theatre."

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"I would like to look back on my career and be proud of what I've done."

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"At Christmas, 'It's a Wonderful Life' makes me cry in exactly the same places every time, even though I know it's coming."

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"We both have a great loyalty to it, and I think that it's important to give it our best shot."

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"And I've been lucky in that I haven't had another job besides acting in the last five years."

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