On the surface, it's really easy to dismiss certain characters, but sometimes you find that the most interesting parts are disappointingly shallow. It's your job as an actress to pull that person apart, and work out why they act the… — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
The first episodes I actually read for 'Downton,' Sybil was really intimidated and hadn't come into her own. So it's only in Series Two that she's become so headstrong. In general, I find it exciting to play strong, female roles… — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
I'm hungry for a cold and mean character. I'd love it if someone thought I could play gritty. I want to play a baddie… — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
The thing I adore about acting is that it's not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it's not you. — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
You don't automatically assume everyone will fall for a period drama. — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
Everything you listen to when you are 17 should be embarrassing, otherwise you are way too cool. — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
I do so many things. Like when I was younger, if I drove past a house that I didn't want to live in, I'd… — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
What I really learned from Tim Burton is that it's important to have your own person in a role because you can't play a… — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
I just really think every job I do, I get this gypsy attitude to money. — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
I like to accessorise shirts with a little ribbon tied round my collar or a country style ascot. I've also sewed little hearts on… — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
I remember stealing some pic n' mix when I was seven; when I got out of the shop, I burst into tears. — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
Girls in scripts are often pretty but brainless, or geeky and no one likes them, so it's great to find richer roles. Chalk and… — Jessica Brown Findlay Copy Share Image
