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Michelle Dockery
Michelle Dockery
English Actress
Born: Dec 15, 1981
About Been Love Me Think You
Related authors: Elizabeth Taylor Jane Birkin Judi Dench Julie Andrews Keira Knightley Millie Bobby Brown Phoebe Waller-Bridge Vivien Leigh
I really enjoy singing, it's entirely different to acting because I'm just being myself. Michelle Dockery
Myself Being Myself Singing Enjoy Entirely Because Just Being Different Really Acting
Silk scarves are my thing. I tie them to my handbag or thread them through belt loops or wear them in my hair. Never round my neck, though. Michelle Dockery
Hair Though Thread Wear Silk Through Never Tie Loops Them Round Thing Neck Belt
I don't get recognized all the time, but it tends to happen more in America, and people are so lovely when they do. Michelle Dockery
Time People Recognized More Tends America Get Happen Lovely
When I was a child, I went to stage school three times a week in the evenings - singing, ballet, tap, modern and acting, and I loved it. Michelle Dockery
School Three Singing Stage Week Ballet Tap Times Child Modern Loved Acting Evenings
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 many levels. But also, it's a new story. It's not like Dickens or Austen, where everyone knows the denouement. Michelle Dockery
Success Think Everyone Characters Given Leading New Like Importance Equal Also Involving Partly Knows Because Austen Dickens Effectively New Story Where Story Many Many Levels Levels
'Othello' was my first Shakespearean discovery. I was obsessed with drama at school, and I studied the play for my English GCSE. Desdemona is the part that everyone wants, but Iago's wife Emilia is the one I've always been drawn to. Michelle Dockery
School Wife First Othello Drama Everyone Drawn Shakespearean Studied Part Obsessed Always Been Discovery Wants English Play
I can be so blown away by story lines. Michelle Dockery
Lines Blown Blown Away Story Story Lines Away
In the early '20s, with the war over, there was a period of celebration, and you can see it in the fashion. Michelle Dockery
War Fashion You See Over Period Celebration Early Early 20s
Laugh at yourself - a lot. My mum taught me not to take myself too seriously. Michelle Dockery
Myself Me Yourself Seriously Too Laugh Take Lot Taught Mum
For years, I was often afraid to speak up when I didn't fully understand a script. I'd tie myself in knots. Michelle Dockery
Myself Speak Knots Tie Understand Years Up Often Afraid Script Fully
The journey matters as much as the destination. By engaging in the moment on set, I've stopped rushing and now find pleasure in the collaborative process - the characters, the costumes - rather than worrying about the finished product. Michelle Dockery
Journey Destination Finished Matters Worrying Collaborative Pleasure Characters Find Rushing About Rather Costumes Finished Product Than Stopped Process Much Product Engaging Moment Now Set
My mum taught me always to see the funny side of things. Michelle Dockery
Funny Me Side See Always Taught Mum Things
I love cycling, but if I could find a way of building something above the streets for cyclists, that would be amazing. We need even more space. Michelle Dockery
Love Amazing Space Building Cycling Way Would Would-Be Find Above Something More Could If I Could Cyclists Even Streets Need
In my twenties, I was a bit of a worrier; it bothered me what people thought of me, what job I was doing. Michelle Dockery
Me People Job Thought Bit Bothered Doing Twenties
I think so often you can come out of drama school and get thrown in the deep end. Michelle Dockery
You School Think Drama Drama School Out Thrown Come End Get Often Deep Deep End
I just want a really varied career, and just to keep going, really. Michelle Dockery
Varied Going Just Want Really Keep Keep Going Career
I'm taller than most actresses, so most corsets tend to be too short in the body. Michelle Dockery
Too Corsets Tend Most Taller Than Short Body Actress
People will consider me a part of their lives for however long 'Downton Abbey' lasts. It's a lovely thing to feel as an actor. Michelle Dockery
Me People Will Long Lasts Consider Abbey Part Feel However Lovely Actor Lives Downton Abbey Thing
I don't have to walk around in hats or find remote places to go for lunch! I don't get recognised that often. Michelle Dockery
Walk Lunch Recognised Find Hats Remote Around Go Get Often Places
We take so many of our freedoms for granted nowadays - I can travel where I like, I can do any job I want - but I think chivalry has been lost a little bit. Michelle Dockery
Travel Job Lost Nowadays Think Our Bit Has-Been Take Freedoms Like Been Any Where Want Little Little Bit Chivalry Granted Many
I'm not on Twitter, but I am on Instagram and follow Lena Dunham and Usher. Michelle Dockery
Twitter Follow Instagram Am Lena Dunham Usher
Being in the same scenes as Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine is something I will never forget. Michelle Dockery
Will Maggie Something Scenes Never Never Forget Smith Shirley Forget Same Being
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 and not just two-dimensional ones. Michelle Dockery
Me Mind Characters About Take Particular Like Role Just Interesting Interesting Characters Playing Two-Dimensional
It's old news, me and my accent, but it always seems to make headlines. Michelle Dockery
News Me Old Seems Headlines Make Accent Always
I think my parents knew before I did that I was going to be an actress, because I was doing impressions of Margaret Thatcher at the age of four. Michelle Dockery
Age Parents Before Think Knew Because Doing Impressions Did Thatcher Going Actress Margaret Margaret Thatcher Four
At the age of eight, I auditioned for 'The Sound of Music' and made it through to the third round, where we all stood in a row like the Von Trapp family and had to sing. Michelle Dockery
Music Family Age Made Through Had Von Like Sing Sound Sound Of Music Stood Eight Where Round Row Third
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