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" Children will be children, and they're inquisitive. If teenagers want to know what's out there, they'll look, but there are things that aren't for their eyes. "

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" My children have been all over the world, and I think it's so good for them: expanding their horizons and imagination and seeing how other people live. "

Keeley Hawes

Think

Children

Good

" 'Upstairs Downstairs' and 'Downton Abbey' appeal to people because they're about our history, they look so beautiful, are written by amazing writers and have high production values. "

" If there's room for 30 reality shows, surely there's room for two amazing costume dramas. "

" I love fashion; I adore it. I love the madness of it. "

" It's very easy to keep putting off having a family if you enjoy your job, but you just have to get on with life. "

" We're not an acting family, but my parents have always encouraged me. "

Keeley Hawes

Always

Family

" I worked in McDonald's, but I didn't mind it. You got free cheeseburgers. I love eating a bit of junk food. "

" There have been times in my life when I have felt like I can't go out without my makeup on. But now I just put on some dark glasses so people can't see if I look rough! "

" I've never seen an episode of 'Downton Abbey.' "

" The Turkish people are the friendliest I've ever met. "

" Marriage and being a mother are absolutely crucial to my happiness and my life. "

" I've stopped worrying about whether people think what I do is any good. I've taken stick in the past, and I've genuinely worried and got incredibly upset. "

" I prefer watching movies on the sofa rather than sitting next to Bob Geldof at a premiere and wanting to kill yourself. "

" I've nothing against stay-at-home mums, but I love going to work, I love what I do and I wouldn't want to start resenting my home life if I was staying home 365 days a year. "

" There's nowhere to hide in the theatre. You can't be the one in rehearsal who doesn't know their lines. "

" I'm a total stationery fiend - I have drawers and drawers of lovely printed cards and wrapping paper. "

" When you think about such fine actors as Maggie Smith or Michael Gambon, they do all mediums. I think it would be quite sad and a bit dull just to have to stick to one. I like all of them. "

Keeley Hawes

Stick

Think

" I don't punish myself. Life's too short. "

" When you get into your 40s, the roles do tend to drop off, and I've seen it happening to friends of mine. Hopefully it is improving, and there are female TV executives now who are championing women of all ages in leading roles. But I'm not counting on it. "

" I do love playing aristocrats, probably because it's so against type. So much more interesting than playing a version of yourself. "

" I hope to be still acting when I'm 70 on TV, film and theatre. "

Keeley Hawes

Theatre

Still

" I think if you do a lot of interviews, you're laying yourself open. If you put yourself out, accept every invitation to every premiere, then you can't really complain when people knock on your front door and photograph you in the street. "

" Coming from a family where the parents had been together for 40 years, you never imagine that divorce is going to happen to you. "

" I'm a size 12 and I'm very happy with it. "

" Botox and other fillers make everybody look the same, with the big cheekbones where they fill you up. It's much cheaper to have a fringe - it takes years off everybody. "

" In the adverts, I look like I do because 150 people have spent seven hours making me look dazzling. That's not me at all. "

Keeley Hawes

Look

People

" Things can change on a daily basis in television. You can be introduced to aspects of your character that you had no idea existed because they didn't exist a week before. The next week it might be taken away from you in some way that you can't control. "

" I am not into action and adventure on holiday; that doesn't really do it for me. I would much rather go and lie down. "

Keeley Hawes

Lie

I Am

" I happen to know there is nothing sexy or romantic about love scenes. They are just awful to do. "

" My husband is the chef of the family; he's a brilliant cook. Actually, it makes you quite lazy when you have somebody that's so good at cooking under the same roof. It's all beans or spaghetti when I'm left to run it. "