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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. "

Michelle Dockery

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Her

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Involves

Music

" I loved the 'Die Hard' films growing up and the 'Taken' movies. They're so entertaining, and I enjoy being on the edge of my seat. "

" 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. "

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

" When I was a child, I went to stage school three times a week in the evenings - singing, ballet, tap, modern and acting, and I loved it. "

" I've had moments of thinking maybe I should go on Twitter. It's something that I've been shy about, and I've thought that maybe I should do it. "

" My dad worked all sorts of jobs when I was growing up and finally ended up as a surveyor; my mum delivers meals to old folk around where we live. We didn't have much money when I was growing up, but I had a very happy childhood. "

" I just enjoy acting, whatever area - theatre, film, television. "

" 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 get so excited about reading a new script. "

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

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

Michelle Dockery

Get

People

" My family keeps me sane. I try to talk to my mum every other day. After I get off the phone, I have a renewed sense of clarity, so I guess a problem shared is a problem lost. It's important to me to keep them close. "

Michelle Dockery

Problem

Phone

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

Michelle Dockery

Anything

Aristocracy

" I can be so blown away by story lines. "

" 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 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. "

Michelle Dockery

Time

Think

" I really enjoy singing, it's entirely different to acting because I'm just being myself. "

" I love discovering tiny streets. "

" The journey matters as much as the destination. By engaging in the moment on set, I've stopped rushing and now find pleasure in the collaborative process - the characters, the costumes - rather than worrying about the finished product. "

" 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. "

Michelle Dockery

Interesting

Mind

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

" 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. "

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

Michelle Dockery

Dress

Play

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

Michelle Dockery

Measure

Time