I envy people who can think, 'No, I'm not going to work today' when they have a huge pile of deadlines stacking… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
People tend to view history as if it were another planet and think the modern world was invented in 1963. I don't agree. — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
You never know people, do you? You can work with 'em for twenty years; you don't know 'em at all. — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
One of the great injustices in fiction is that on the whole people with romantic yearnings have romantic faces. But in real… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
The great houses of Britain have, for centuries, been the guardians of much of our history, not just of the families who… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
In my defence I can only say that her past, too, like mine, like everyone's in fact, was a locked box. Occasionally… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
I like people who don't accept boundaries. Like Florence Nightingale. And Napoleon or Louis XIV, though I'm not sure how much I'd… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
I think I have a very detailed sense of observation. I am interested in the details of people's lives and what information… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
I think the reason why people love 'Downton Abbey' is because all the characters are given the same weight. Some are nice,… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
No, while most people have been at their unhappiest when in love, it is nevertheless the state the human being yearns for… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
What I dislike about movie culture is that it often presents a parable of our problems - but the issues are all… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
Every writer has to make an emotional journey from artist sitting in attic to being part of a business. The writer of… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
My own belief is that most people are trying to do their best. It doesn't mean they have no nasty side, or… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
Lust, that state commonly known as 'being in love,' is a kind of madness. It is a distortion of reality so remarkable… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
I think other people's depression is frightfully dreary, don't you? — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
Today, people often make the American mistake of confusing acquaintances with friends. The former are there to share life's pleasures; only the… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
When people are feeling insecure about their jobs and there are cuts to be made, it's hard to put up an argument… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
You do get fond of your characters. Handing them on is like giving a child to a nanny. — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
Well, you've got to be known for something. The danger of extreme versatility is that you don't spring to mind for anything. — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
“The freedom of growing older is that one is no longer obliged to dislike someone simply because they dislike you.” — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
If you're supposed to be a 'personality,' then you might as well have a personality. — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
We don't really like rules. We think, in some way, they are an infringement of liberty. — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
You see, in America, it's quite standard for an actor to sign, at the beginning of a series, for five or seven years. The… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
“The longer one knows people the less relevant it becomes whether or not one liked them initially.” — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
Sometimes the weekend gets hijacked by work, but as my mother would say, this is the right problem. — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
“How many of us, having cried bitter, rancid tears over a failed love, are actually disappointed when we discover, seeing the adored one again,… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
I like to take a long time over breakfast, and I can't bear to talk. If a guest is a breakfast talker it's very… — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
I always loved movies and the cinema; we always used to go to see films as a family. — Julian Fellowes Copy Share Image
