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

I was painfully shy as a child.

I always admire people who have passion.

I believe anything can happen.

I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith.

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

I guess that is my favorite thing - to make people laugh and also to maybe engage them emotionally and touch them somehow in telling the story.