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" At the age of eight, I auditioned for 'The Sound of Music' and made it through to the third round, where we all stood in a row like the Von Trapp family and had to sing. "

Michelle Dockery

Family

Through

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" I'm not from aristocracy, or anything like that. "

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Anything

Aristocracy

" I think my parents knew before I did that I was going to be an actress, because I was doing impressions of Margaret Thatcher at the age of four. "

" I don't mind wearing a corset, it informs your posture, changes the way you move, you can't slouch. "

" I don't have to walk around in hats or find remote places to go for lunch! I don't get recognised that often. "

" I just want a really varied career, and just to keep going, really. "

" 'Downton Abbey' has become this huge thing, and I really enjoy the success of it, but I sometimes find myself on the outside looking in, which is sort of a healthy way to look at it so you don't get too caught up in it. "

" For years, I was often afraid to speak up when I didn't fully understand a script. I'd tie myself in knots. "

" I'd like to do something that involves music. "

Michelle Dockery

Involves

Music

" I can be so blown away by story lines. "

" Shakespeare is renewed each time you see it or read it. I've seen 'Midsummer Night's Dream' so many times, and each time it's a little different, or a different line leaps out at me. It's like re-reading a good book over and over, always noticing something you hadn't seen the time before - and that's rare. "

" My family keeps me sane. I try to talk to my mum every other day. After I get off the phone, I have a renewed sense of clarity, so I guess a problem shared is a problem lost. It's important to me to keep them close. "

Michelle Dockery

Problem

Phone

" My dad worked all sorts of jobs when I was growing up and finally ended up as a surveyor; my mum delivers meals to old folk around where we live. We didn't have much money when I was growing up, but I had a very happy childhood. "

" I'm not accident prone, really, but I was cutting something and sort of lost control, and it went through my big toe. There was a lot of blood and I nearly fainted, but its totally fine now. "

" In the early '20s, with the war over, there was a period of celebration, and you can see it in the fashion. "

" I really enjoy singing, it's entirely different to acting because I'm just being myself. "

" Playing Isabella in 'Measure for Measure' pushed me to my limits. Janet Suzman was directing, and she was very hard on me. I went through phases of not liking her at the time, but I loved her for it in the end. "

Michelle Dockery

Measure

Time

" Until I was 27, I'd maybe been to America once and, like, Ibiza when I was 18. That was it. "

Michelle Dockery

Maybe

Once

" I love discovering tiny streets. "

" I want a house with a garden, but slap bang in the centre of London. Next door to a sushi bar. "

" I come from a very working-class background, so my family would have been downstairs in the past, as opposed to upstairs. People are often quite surprised to hear that, that I'm not actually posh. "

" I'm taller than most actresses, so most corsets tend to be too short in the body. "

" It is impossible to watch a 'Friends' episode too many times. Phoebe is my favourite character. I used to play her songs on the guitar when I was a teenager. 'Smelly Cat' is very easy. It's only about three chords. "

" In my twenties, I was a bit of a worrier; it bothered me what people thought of me, what job I was doing. "

Michelle Dockery

Thought

Bit

" The journey matters as much as the destination. By engaging in the moment on set, I've stopped rushing and now find pleasure in the collaborative process - the characters, the costumes - rather than worrying about the finished product. "

" We take so many of our freedoms for granted nowadays - I can travel where I like, I can do any job I want - but I think chivalry has been lost a little bit. "

" I regret not learning to drive when I was younger. "

" You learn an incredible amount doing theatre, not just about to behave. "

" There's no particular role that comes to mind that I'd like to take on, but for me, it's about playing interesting characters and not just two-dimensional ones. "

Michelle Dockery

Interesting

Mind

" I'm not on Twitter, but I am on Instagram and follow Lena Dunham and Usher. "

Michelle Dockery

Twitter

I Am