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" In anything, I always give my all. I'm not a good loser. "

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" For girls growing up, sometimes I think they get the wrong idea for what women should look like. "

" The Twenties outfits are all about freedom and loose, flowing lines, whereas in 'Cinderella,' I had to wear corsets and big huge skirts. "

" It took me a while to warm to the '20s costumes on 'Downton.' I love it when women accentuate their curves, and that era was all about hiding them. The shapes they wore then were in tune with female empowerment. Cutting off their hair and hiding their busts was a way of saying, 'We're equal to men!' "

" I love putting on a red lip. I don't do it so much for events - somehow, I don't seem to get it right - but when I just go to the pub or to a restaurant or something, I just put a red lip on. "

" To be honest, when I was growing up - I think it's because of Kate Winslet and 'Titanic' - I always wanted to do period. "

" I think our sense as actors of what we've just done - whether or not it be in an audition - is usually really not connected to any truth. I'm always asking for more takes and more goes. I think I just need to shut up and listen. "

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" I admire actresses like Jennifer Lawrence, who says what she thinks. "