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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. "

Michelle Dockery

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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'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. "

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

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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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