A typical Christmas is me shucking oysters. I love them and I always get them in at Christmas. — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share Image
In Britain, the press want to kill a show by revealing what's coming up and spoiling the pleasure. — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share Image
The press mainly want to destroy a program by revealing what's coming up. For some reason, soaps like doing that. — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share Image
We were all expecting to finish [Downton Abbey] after Series 1, actually. And then, it got extended to Series 3, and that's when two of our much loved and much missed friends left. And then, it was going to be done with Series 5, but Julian Fellowes said, "I'd like to do one more." So it's been a series of… — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share
Homosexuality has been around since humanity began and different societies at different times have reacted in a different manner. — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share Image
To go to the White House is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. In fact, the building is not that big. — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share Image
I've had people come up to me in the past and say they enjoyed whatever show I've been in. — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share Image
In the age of the camera phone it's a bit weird when you're sitting having dinner in a restaurant and people think they're being very subtle taking a photo while in fact they're being very obvious. When you're in a middle of a mouthful with friends or family and people come up asking for a photograph, that's when you want… — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share
When you are in the eye of the storm, you are often not aware of the whiplash around you. — Hugh Bonneville Copy Share Image
