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title: "4 Abbey Quotes By Michelle Dockery"
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> [The way I see it, the third series of 'Downton Abbey' is all about change and how each character adapts to those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/the-way-i-see-it-the-third-series-of-downton-abbey-is-all-about/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/032/michelle-dockery-9666_abbey_the-way-i-see-it-the-third-series-of-dow_322877.jpg)

> ['Downton Abbey' has become this huge thing, and I really enjoy the success of it, but I sometimes find myself on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/downton-abbey-has-become-this-huge-thing-and-i-really-enjoy-the/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/761/michelle-dockery-9666_abbey_downton-abbey-has-become-this-huge-thing_1324986.jpg)

> [I think the first time I realised 'Downton Abbey' was a hit was when I was sitting in a tea shop in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/i-think-the-first-time-i-realised-downton-abbey-was-a-hit-was-when-i/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e3/michelle-dockery-9666_abbey_i-think-the-first-time-i-realised-downto_1360950.jpg)

> [People will consider me a part of their lives for however long 'Downton Abbey' lasts. It's a lovely thing to feel as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/people-will-consider-me-a-part-of-their-lives-for-however-long/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/michelle-dockery-9666_abbey_people-will-consider-me-a-part-of-their_2545080.jpg)

## Other authors on Abbey

## More by Michelle Dockery

> [Playing Isabella in 'Measure for Measure' pushed me to my limits. Janet Suzman was directing, and she was very hard on me. I went…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/playing-isabella-in-measure-for-measure-pushed-me-to-my-limits-janet/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [I just enjoy acting, whatever area - theatre, film, television.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/i-just-enjoy-acting-whatever-area-theatre-film-television/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [I'm not from aristocracy, or anything like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/i-m-not-from-aristocracy-or-anything-like-that/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [My godchildren went to see Taylor Swift in concert and got to meet her. They literally ran toward her and hugged her, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/my-godchildren-went-to-see-taylor-swift-in-concert-and-got-to-meet/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [I love singing live, actually. And I'm dying to sing in a role, whether it's in a musical or a biographical film about a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/i-love-singing-live-actually-and-i-m-dying-to-sing-in-a-role-whether/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [It's great to have a home and everything else that comes with it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/it-s-great-to-have-a-home-and-everything-else-that-comes-with-it/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [My dad worked all sorts of jobs when I was growing up and finally ended up as a surveyor; my mum delivers meals to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/my-dad-worked-all-sorts-of-jobs-when-i-was-growing-up-and-finally/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [I loved the 'Die Hard' films growing up and the 'Taken' movies. They're so entertaining, and I enjoy being on the edge of my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/i-loved-the-die-hard-films-growing-up-and-the-taken-movies-they-re-so/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [The way I see it, the third series of 'Downton Abbey' is all about change and how each character adapts to those changes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/the-way-i-see-it-the-third-series-of-downton-abbey-is-all-about/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [There's no particular role that comes to mind that I'd like to take on, but for me, it's about playing interesting characters and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/there-s-no-particular-role-that-comes-to-mind-that-i-d-like-to-take/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [The whole acting game can sometimes be a bit false, and you meet a lot of people in it for the fame - so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/the-whole-acting-game-can-sometimes-be-a-bit-false-and-you-meet-a-lot/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [In the early '20s, with the war over, there was a period of celebration, and you can see it in the fashion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/in-the-early-20s-with-the-war-over-there-was-a-period-of-celebration/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [I'd like to do something that involves music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/i-d-like-to-do-something-that-involves-music/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/i-come-from-a-very-working-class-background-so-my-family-would-have/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

> [Being in the same scenes as Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine is something I will never forget.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-dockery/being-in-the-same-scenes-as-maggie-smith-and-shirley-maclaine-is/)

[Michelle Dockery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-dockery/)

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