Mary is a very well-written typical eldest child in that she puts her own needs at the forefront... She's not as inclined to conciliate or placate. Cora is fascinated by Mary

Lord Grantham: ‘My dear fellow. We all have chapters we would rather keep unpublished.

Violet, the Dowager Countess: ‘I have plenty of friends I don’t like.

Violet, the Dowager Countess: “I mean, one way or another, everyone goes down the aisle with half the story hidden.

You are heading towards the top if you raise the bar of your standards inch by inch each hour! There is no quick way to success

The world awaits Beijing's hosting of the 2008 Olympics, an occasion which will bring into the global spotlight the dramatic advances China is making in enhancing the quality of life for its people.

It is impossible for a man to be made happy by putting him in a happy place, unless he be first in a happy state.

It's very difficult for me to speak about being an actor.

And if you think I won't say bulls**t to the President, I say move on, cause I'll say what's on my mind.

There is nothing better than being in a classroom with really, really brilliant students, and opening up new worlds to them. That's what I love doing.

I am prone to despair. We are all born with a particular personality. I get afraid and then I don't want to leave the house.

It's much harder to play myself. If I ever do a movie again, it'll be a singing serial killer.

Women's bodies have their own wisdom, and a system of birth refined over 100,000 generations is not so easily overpowered.

Look, all you can do when you find your niche is go with it.