Michelle Dockery Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“My dad worked all sorts of jobs when I was growing up and finally ended up as a surveyor; my mum delivers meals to old folk around where we live. We didn't have much money when I was growing up, but I had a very happy childhood.”

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

“If Shakespeare was around today I would ask him out to dinner. The only thing I don't like about him is the way he did his hair.”

“I think so often you can come out of drama school and get thrown in the deep end.”

“Laugh at yourself - a lot. My mum taught me not to take myself too seriously.”

“I regret not learning to drive when I was younger.”

“Shakespeare is renewed each time you see it or read it. I've seen 'Midsummer Night's Dream' so many times, and each time it's a little different, or a different line leaps out at me. It's like re-reading a good book over and over, always noticing something you hadn't seen the time before - and that's rare.”

“It is impossible to watch a 'Friends' episode too many times. Phoebe is my favourite character. I used to play her songs on the guitar when I was a teenager. 'Smelly Cat' is very easy. It's only about three chords.”

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

“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.”