I'm proud of the fact that Downton Abbey was born in a recession, at a time when ITV had dropped a lot of drama programmes. And I know that because I was out of work at the time!

You don't buy evil characters lattes. That's not normal behavior.

Because youve done the horrible jobs, it gives you an even grittier determination to succeed.

My mom and dad put my brother and sister through university and they were very keen for us to have an academic background just to give us a chance.

If youre going to kiss a man, let it be a beautiful man like Ed Speleers.

It's not just modern-day society that is liberal.

My girlfriend is a great support, and I've got a big circle of mates who keep my feet on the ground.

I just want to say thank you to everyone who watched and tuned in and loved my evil gayness.

I'm a working class lad.

Most actors will tell you that villains are the most interesting to play.

There's definitely a wave of Brits doing great work on American television, and I wouldn't mind being one of them!

The things that matter most to me are eternal. The bonds of love shared within a family I believe to be eternal.

After half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to stroke the whole world. It gave me untold confidence.

The easiest way to get your body back after baby is to not gain too much weight during your pregnancy!

To achieve beauty, a woman must first achieve health.

Well, for street clothes, a lot of what I wear is Jones New York. I am well-endowed in the derriere, and they can handle that.

Emotions are the color of life; we would be drab creatures indeed without them. But we must control these emotions or they will control us.

Let us try to teach generosity and altruism, because we are born selfish.

Tyson," I said "We're turning around!" Going the wrong way?" he asked. Always," I grumbled, but I steered the chariot towards the stands.

The things one can express with the hand, with the head, with the shoulders!... How many useless and encumbering words then disappear! What economy!

A record, if it is to be useful to science, must be continuously extended, it must be stored, and above all it must be consulted.