Ive been to the White House and had Hilary Clinton push through the crowd to come and meet me. Chelsea Clinton, too.

People have preconceptions about women of a certain age.

Coming eyeball to eyeball with a hummingbird on my terrace is as exciting to me as any celebrity Ive met as a result of Downton Abbey.

I can do basics, but I'm not a proper cook. I can do a roast. I can stick a chicken in the oven with vegetables.

The first meal my husband ever made me was a chicken curry. I have never tasted anything so delicious in my life.

I get invited to a lot more glamorous parties since Ive been in Downton Abbey, which has made me much more fashion conscious.

I did an O-level in domestic science when I was at school, but on the day of the practical exam, it was a cookery nightmare.

I believe anything can happen.

I always admire people who have passion.

As an actor, you never know where the works going to come, so you have to be flexible about it.

Ive not cooked Christmas dinner since 1982.

Cuddle up. Rain always stops. It always stops. It always does. -The Brown Cape

Well, my mum's been a tennis coach - she coached me till I was 12.

I hold in my heart that rebellious spirit of youth that demands change.

There is no spark like the one ignited under the aspirations of a new graduate.

Getting candor right - with your reports, your peers, and your boss - is a skill that can make or break your career.

Sometimes hate is not enough to turn this all to ashes, together as one and against all others, break all of their wings to make sure it crashes.

In today's world of technology we should no longer be using outdated paper processes to accomplish tasks such as requisitions, reports, approvals, and purchase orders

Travel sharpens the senses. Abroad one feels, sees and hears things in an abnormal way.

[On the press:] I love working with children, and I have learned to be very patient with them.

i can't understand her" well son, you might as well try to understand the sun". derived form the book:fires of heaven by robert jordan.