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" 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. "

Michelle Dockery

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

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" Cooking can cure almost anything. "

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" 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. "

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

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" I think some period drama can be quite alienating, but 'Downton' isn't. This is going to sound quite, um, pretentious, but someone said that it's like a soap written by a poet. "

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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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" A good friend of mine works at Oxfam and has been closely involved in the charity's aid efforts in Syria. "

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" 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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" 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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" 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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" I do believe in one true love. "

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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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" It's great to have a home and everything else that comes with it. "

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

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" If Shakespeare was around today I would ask him out to dinner. The only thing I don't like about him is the way he did his hair. "

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" 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. "

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

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" 'Expect nothing and hope for the best' is my mantra. A drama teacher called Joseph Blatchley told me that, and it's the best advice I've had. If you keep an open mind and don't expect too much, then you won't be disappointed. "

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

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" 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. "

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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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" 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. "

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

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