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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. "

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. "

" I think so often you can come out of drama school and get thrown in the deep end. "

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

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" I get so excited about reading a new script. "

" Being in the same scenes as Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine is something I will never forget. "

" 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. "

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

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

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Maybe

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

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

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Involves

Music

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

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

" 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'm quite surprised at how out of control I can be on stage because, actually, I find I like to be in control in life. It's quite freeing, really. "

" 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. "

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Measure

Time

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

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Myself

Laugh

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

" I'm the youngest of three sisters, and my parents have always encouraged all of us to do whatever made us happy. "

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Made

Always

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

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

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Anything

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" People will consider me a part of their lives for however long 'Downton Abbey' lasts. It's a lovely thing to feel as an actor. "

" I love cycling, but if I could find a way of building something above the streets for cyclists, that would be amazing. We need even more space. "

" I had dance training from a very young age, 3 or 4... It taught me how to present myself, about preparation and working in an ensemble, and it's something that carries with me to this day. "

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Dance

Training

" The way I see it, the third series of 'Downton Abbey' is all about change and how each character adapts to those changes. "

" It's a bit of a history lesson, being an actor. I was in 'Burnt By The Sun' at the National, which was set in Stalinist Russia, so I discovered all about that. You learn so much as you go along. "

" The whole acting game can sometimes be a bit false, and you meet a lot of people in it for the fame - so there's nothing I love more than going back to Essex. "

" Silk scarves are my thing. I tie them to my handbag or thread them through belt loops or wear them in my hair. Never round my neck, though. "

" It's always fun to play dress up. "

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