Michelle Dockery

Playing Isabella in 'Measure for Measure' pushed me to my limits. Janet Suzman was directing, and she was very hard on me.…

— Michelle Dockery

I just enjoy acting, whatever area - theatre, film, television.

— Michelle Dockery

I'm not from aristocracy, or anything like that.

— Michelle Dockery

My godchildren went to see Taylor Swift in concert and got to meet her. They literally ran toward her and hugged her,…

— 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…

— Michelle Dockery

It's great to have a home and everything else that comes with it.

— Michelle Dockery

My dad worked all sorts of jobs when I was growing up and finally ended up as a surveyor; my mum delivers…

— 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…

— Michelle Dockery

The way I see it, the third series of 'Downton Abbey' is all about change and how each character adapts to those…

— 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…

— Michelle Dockery

The whole acting game can sometimes be a bit false, and you meet a lot of people in it for the fame…

— Michelle Dockery

In the early '20s, with the war over, there was a period of celebration, and you can see it in the fashion.

— Michelle Dockery

I'd like to do something that involves music.

— 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…

— Michelle Dockery

Being in the same scenes as Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine is something I will never forget.

— Michelle Dockery

I don't mind wearing a corset; it informs your posture, changes the way you move, you can't slouch.

— Michelle Dockery

I regret not learning to drive when I was younger.

— Michelle Dockery

In my twenties, I was a bit of a worrier; it bothered me what people thought of me, what job I was…

— Michelle Dockery

The kitchen is the most important place in any house. Visit your family, and that's where you'll end up. Go to a…

— Michelle Dockery

Othello' was my first Shakespearean discovery. I was obsessed with drama at school, and I studied the play for my English GCSE.…

— Michelle Dockery

I love cycling, but if I could find a way of building something above the streets for cyclists, that would be amazing.…

— Michelle Dockery

It's a bit of a history lesson, being an actor. I was in 'Burnt By The Sun' at the National, which was…

— Michelle Dockery

It's old news, me and my accent, but it always seems to make headlines.

— Michelle Dockery

I'm not on Twitter, but I am on Instagram and follow Lena Dunham and Usher.

— Michelle Dockery

Shakespeare and his work will always be relevant. He wrote those pieces hundreds of years ago and we haven't really changed as…

— Michelle Dockery