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" It's a healthy thing to get some bad criticism. I'm still here and I'm fine, but I'd be lying if I said it didn't get to you reading the negative stuff. "

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" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" I was never one of those teenagers who sang into their hairbrush. "

" There are lots of actors who are posh and stick with that, and there are lots of actors who are cockney, and that's what they do. That's fine, but I don't think that could be said about me. "

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

" 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. "

" Something like a divorce does change you, but children change you more, and now I've had three. "

" The funny thing about children is that, whichever room we're in, that's where they'll be. If I'm in the bath, they'll want to be in there too, playing with the toothbrush pot or brushing my hair. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

" '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. "

" I'm not saying that every night of the week, my husband, ex-husband, our children and I all sit around together like one big happy family. But we do see each other frequently, and everyone loves each other, and we are all friends. "

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

" 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! "

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

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

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

" I went on two holidays as a child. It wasn't what people did where I grew up. "

" 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. "

" There's always a sense of tragedy with icons. It happened to both the Princess of Wales and Diana Dors. A lot of people had grown up with them, and everybody loved them. Then, when they had at last found happiness, they were taken in the most dreadful way. "

" Yes, I'm anal. I am just really organised. "

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

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

" I love washing, hoovering, ironing, you name it. I find it very therapeutic. "

" My beauty regime is very simple. I just take my make-up off before bed. And oh, I always put moisturiser on. But that's about it, apart from a bit of soap maybe. "

" 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. "