On the surface, it’s really easy to dismiss certain characters, but sometimes you find that the most interesting parts are disappointingly shallow. It’s your job as an actress to pull that person apart, and work out why they act the way that they do. Jessica Brown Findlay Read Quote
I’ve got four piercings in my left, so we’ve dubbed my right one the ‘period drama ear.’ I have to be filmed from that side when I do emotional close-ups in ‘Downton.’ Jessica Brown Findlay Read Quote
I remember stealing some pic n’ mix when I was seven; when I got out of the shop, I burst into tears. Jessica Brown Findlay Read Quote
I do so many things. Like when I was younger, if I drove past a house that I didn’t want to live in, I’d hold my breath. Driving around somewhere like Slough I’d go blue in the face. Jessica Brown Findlay Read Quote
Before I go on stage, I knock three times. Three is my lucky number; I once went into an audition and was number 333 and got the best part ever. Jessica Brown Findlay Read Quote
The first episodes I actually read for ‘Downton,’ Sybil was really intimidated and hadn’t come into her own. So it’s only in Series Two that she’s become so headstrong. In general, I find it exciting to play strong, female roles because they’re shocking. Jessica Brown Findlay Read Quote
Girls in scripts are often pretty but brainless, or geeky and no one likes them, so it’s great to find richer roles. Chalk and cheese aspects of people are very interesting to play. Jessica Brown Findlay Read Quote
I have endless playlists on my iPod so will throw on, say, Bruce Springsteen or The Smiths, depending on what kind of day I’m going to have. Jessica Brown Findlay Read Quote
You don’t automatically assume everyone will fall for a period drama. Jessica Brown Findlay Read Quote