Top 69 Quotes by Michelle Dockery

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.

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

I don't have to walk around in hats or find remote places to go for lunch! I don't get recognised that often.

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

I wasn't an academic. I hated maths and science at school. I couldn't concentrate.

I come from a very working-class background, so my family would have been downstairs in the past, as opposed to upstairs. People are often quite surprised to hear that, that I'm not actually posh.

I'm quite surprised at how out of control I can be on stage because, actually, I find I like to be in control in life. It's quite freeing, really.

I think the first time I realised 'Downton Abbey' was a hit was when I was sitting in a tea shop in New York and the couple next to me were talking about 'Downton Abbey,' and then they recognised me.

I can be so blown away by story lines.

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.