Cooking can cure almost anything.

Cooking can cure almost anything.

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.

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.

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

Shakespeare's work is like a good song: you never really forget the main lines.