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

Michelle Dockery

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" I think the success of 'Downton' is partly because there are effectively 18 leading characters, all given equal importance, so it's enormously involving on many levels. But also, it's a new story. It's not like Dickens or Austen, where everyone knows the denouement. "

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" 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. "

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

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" 'Othello' was my first Shakespearean discovery. I was obsessed with drama at school, and I studied the play for my English GCSE. Desdemona is the part that everyone wants, but Iago's wife Emilia is the one I've always been drawn to. "

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" I love singing live, actually. And I'm dying to sing in a role, whether it's in a musical or a biographical film about a singer. It's always been one of my aspirations. "

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" The kitchen is the most important place in any house. Visit your family, and that's where you'll end up. Go to a party, that's where everyone congregates. "

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

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

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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. "

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" I think the first time I realised 'Downton Abbey' was a hit was when I was sitting in a tea shop in New York and the couple next to me were talking about 'Downton Abbey,' and then they recognised me. "

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" I don't get recognized all the time, but it tends to happen more in America, and people are so lovely when they do. "

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" Cooking can cure almost anything. "

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" I love discovering tiny streets. "

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" 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. "

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" You can find a connection with any Shakespeare role you play. "

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" 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. "

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" I wasn't an academic. I hated maths and science at school. I couldn't concentrate. "

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" Laugh at yourself - a lot. My mum taught me not to take myself too seriously. "

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" 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. "

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" 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. "

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

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" It's old news, me and my accent, but it always seems to make headlines. "

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

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" Shakespeare's work is like a good song: you never really forget the main lines. "

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" My mum taught me always to see the funny side of things. "

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

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" I worked out; I moved 16 times from the age of 19, just hopping about from different flats, because I couldn't always afford to stay. "

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" I'm quite into the French way - simple elegance with just a suggestion of sexiness, nothing vulgar. "

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" My godchildren went to see Taylor Swift in concert and got to meet her. They literally ran toward her and hugged her, and it was amazing. I got big bonus points for it. I'll remind them when they're teenagers. "

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