When I heard I had gotten 'Downton Abbey,' I remember I was standing on a freezing cold street in Manchester where we were shooting the Manchester part of 'West is West.'
'Sweeney Todd' is my favorite Sondheim musical.
People have preconceptions about women of a certain age.
I never imagined I'd go into acting, but I always loved drama, and when I was 16, I discovered the Library Theatre up the road. So I plucked up courage and asked if I could watch rehearsals. It was like Heaven.
The first role I played was Madame Ranevsky in 'The Cherry Orchard.'
I want to have a scene with Maggie Smith.
