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" '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. "

Keeley Hawes

History

Beautiful

Our

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

Keeley Hawes

Always

Family

" Botox and other fillers make everybody look the same, with the big cheekbones where they fill you up. It's much cheaper to have a fringe - it takes years off everybody. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

Keeley Hawes

Look

People

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

Keeley Hawes

Stick

Think

" Things can change on a daily basis in television. You can be introduced to aspects of your character that you had no idea existed because they didn't exist a week before. The next week it might be taken away from you in some way that you can't control. "

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

" 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. "

" Marriage and being a mother are absolutely crucial to my happiness and my life. "

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

Keeley Hawes

Theatre

Still

" 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. "

Keeley Hawes

Lie

I Am

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

" I don't like dirt. Cleanliness is high on my agenda, but I don't have a phobia of dirt. I'm just not keen on it. I don't really like dirty people or houses or smelly things. "

" My husband is the chef of the family; he's a brilliant cook. Actually, it makes you quite lazy when you have somebody that's so good at cooking under the same roof. It's all beans or spaghetti when I'm left to run it. "

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

" 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! "

" I think if you do a lot of interviews, you're laying yourself open. If you put yourself out, accept every invitation to every premiere, then you can't really complain when people knock on your front door and photograph you in the street. "

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

" I don't punish myself. Life's too short. "

" 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. "

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

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

" Coming from a family where the parents had been together for 40 years, you never imagine that divorce is going to happen to you. "

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

" When I grew up in central London, we had six pavement slabs for a garden. "