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" 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. "

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" Shakespeare and his work will always be relevant. He wrote those pieces hundreds of years ago and we haven't really changed as humans, have we? We have to deal with love, honour and adultery now - people were the same then, too - that's what's so wonderful and powerful. "

Michelle Dockery

Love

Powerful

Work

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Shakespeare is renewed each time you see it or read it. I've seen 'Midsummer Night's Dream' so many times, and each time it's a little different, or a different line leaps out at me. It's like re-reading a good book over and over, always noticing something you hadn't seen the time before - and that's rare. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

" For years, I was often afraid to speak up when I didn't fully understand a script. I'd tie myself in knots. "

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

" 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. "

Michelle Dockery

Dance

Training

" I just want a really varied career, and just to keep going, really. "

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

Michelle Dockery

Made

Always

" 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. "

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

Michelle Dockery

Maybe

Once

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

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

" It is impossible to watch a 'Friends' episode too many times. Phoebe is my favourite character. I used to play her songs on the guitar when I was a teenager. 'Smelly Cat' is very easy. It's only about three chords. "

" At the age of eight, I auditioned for 'The Sound of Music' and made it through to the third round, where we all stood in a row like the Von Trapp family and had to sing. "

Michelle Dockery

Family

Through

" 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. "

" 'Downton Abbey' has become this huge thing, and I really enjoy the success of it, but I sometimes find myself on the outside looking in, which is sort of a healthy way to look at it so you don't get too caught up in it. "

" My mum taught me always to see the funny side of things. "

" Cooking can cure almost anything. "