For me it's all about the writing and the characters and it doesn't really matter where they're from or what time they're living in, like any actor, you just want to keep playing different roles and challenging yourself. Michelle Dockery More Quotes by Michelle Dockery More Quotes From Michelle Dockery 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 dinnerhairtoday 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. Michelle Dockery sounddramathinking The last time I cried? 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. Michelle Dockery teenagerbonuslasts 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 powerfulpeopleyears I get so excited about reading a new script. Michelle Dockery excitedscriptsreading 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. Michelle Dockery couplenew-yorkthinking My mum taught me always to see the funny side of things. Michelle Dockery mumtaughtsides Cooking can cure almost anything. Michelle Dockery curescooking I love discovering tiny streets. Michelle Dockery discoveringstreetstiny 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. Michelle Dockery storiescharacterthinking 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. Michelle Dockery classpeoplepast I don't get recognized all the time, but it tends to happen more in America, and people are so lovely when they do. Michelle Dockery lovelyamericapeople Shakespeare's work is like a good song: you never really forget the main lines. Michelle Dockery linessongforget I really enjoy singing, it's entirely different to acting because I'm just being myself. Michelle Dockery singingdifferentacting '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. Michelle Dockery healthylooksway Being in the same scenes as Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine is something I will never forget. Michelle Dockery never-forgetsceneforget 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. Michelle Dockery cyclingspacewould-be In the early '20s, with the war over, there was a period of celebration, and you can see it in the fashion. Michelle Dockery celebrationfashionwar 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. Michelle Dockery shygoes-onthinking For years, I was often afraid to speak up when I didn't fully understand a script. I'd tie myself in knots. Michelle Dockery scriptstiesyears
