There isn’t much point in the whole ‘celebrity’ nonsense unless one is prepared to go out on a limb and, one hopes, speak up for some under-represented section of the community. Julian Fellowes Read Quote
The great houses of Britain have, for centuries, been the guardians of much of our history, not just of the families who built and lived in them, but of the people who worked there, of the local area, of all of us. Julian Fellowes Read Quote
I like to take a long time over breakfast, and I can’t bear to talk. If a guest is a breakfast talker it’s very important to invite another so they can talk to each other. Otherwise they spoil the newspaper reading and everything else. Julian Fellowes Read Quote
Sometimes the weekend gets hijacked by work, but as my mother would say, this is the right problem. Julian Fellowes Read Quote
I always like to arrive at the airport early to enjoy breakfast and lounge about so that when I get on the plane all my travel fever has disappeared. Julian Fellowes Read Quote
Plenty of friendships are sustainable through dinners and lunches, but will not stand a week away. So be careful with whom you go on holiday. Julian Fellowes Read Quote
We live a life that is often spent in crowds – parties, festivals and first nights – so it’s nice to avoid them. Julian Fellowes Read Quote
I think the reason why people love ‘Downton Abbey’ is because all the characters are given the same weight. Some are nice, some are not, but it has nothing to do with class or oppressors versus the oppressed. Julian Fellowes Read Quote
When people are feeling insecure about their jobs and there are cuts to be made, it’s hard to put up an argument that the film industry needs funding. Julian Fellowes Read Quote