Being in the same scenes as Maggie Smith and Shirley MacLaine is something I will never forget.

I love discovering tiny streets.

The last time I cried? My godchildren went to see Taylor Swift in concert and got to meet her. They literally ran toward her and hugged her, and it was amazing. I got big bonus points for it. I'll remind them when they're teenagers.

In the early '20s, with the war over, there was a period of celebration, and you can see it in the fashion.

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 get so excited about reading a new script.

'Downton Abbey' has become this huge thing, and I really enjoy the success of it, but I sometimes find myself on the outside looking in, which is sort of a healthy way to look at it so you don't get too caught up in it.