Michelle Dockery quotes

'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. (Michelle Dockery)
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. View quote
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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. View quote
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Cooking can cure almost anything. View quote
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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. View quote
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For years, I was often afraid to speak up when I didn't fully understand a script. I'd tie myself in knots. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Michelle Dockery)
I get so excited about reading a new script. View quote
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Being in the same scenes as Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine is something I will never forget. View quote
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I'm quite into the French way - simple elegance with just a suggestion of sexiness, nothing vulgar. View quote
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I really enjoy singing, it's entirely different to acting because I'm just being myself. View quote
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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. View quote
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I can be so blown away by story lines. View quote
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My mum taught me always to see the funny side of things. View quote
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I love discovering tiny streets. View quote
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I love cycling, but if I could find a way of building something above the streets for cyclists, that would be amazing. We need even more space. View quote
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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. (Michelle Dockery)
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. View quote
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'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. View quote
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I come from a very working-class background, so my family would have been downstairs in the past, as opposed to upstairs. People are often quite surprised to hear that, that I'm not actually posh. View quote
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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. View quote
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