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'Downton Abbey' is just one cliche after another, and it is a really, really poor piece of drama. But that's only me talking. That's…

— Michael Hirst

I think the reason why people love 'Downton Abbey' is because all the characters are given the same weight. Some are nice, some are…

— Julian Fellowes

When I left 'Downton Abbey,' it hadn't yet taken off and become the phenomenon that it is, to this day. That all happened after…

— Rose Leslie

'Upstairs Downstairs' and 'Downton Abbey' appeal to people because they're about our history, they look so beautiful, are written by amazing writers and have…

— Keeley Hawes

I keep waiting for the day in which everyone who loves 'Downton Abbey' will realize they were actually watching a historical romance novel.

— Julia Quinn

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

— Michelle Dockery

I think the success of 'Downton' is partly because there are effectively 18 leading characters, all given equal importance, so it's enormously involving on…

— Michelle Dockery

None of us had any idea of how successful Downton was going to be. I thought I was signing up for another period drama…

— Dan Stevens

The American obsession with 'Downton' amuses me slightly because it's such a fiction. I've always been questioned about my historical veracity, and 'Downton' just…

— Michael Hirst

Because I had grown up with Jane Austen novels and period dramas, I was very familiar with that period and that world.

— Gugu Mbatha-Raw

The first Elizabeth film was an absolute travesty historically. It really was sloppy. Things like 'The Other Boleyn Girl' and 'The Tudors,' people's perception…

— Alison Weir

The 'Harry Potter' books had a huge impact on me.

— Sabaa Tahir