Jessica Brown Findlay I’m hungry for a cold and mean character. I’d love it if someone thought I could play gritty. I want to play a baddie – someone really scary. – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay I’ve read my grandmother’s memoirs and she served as a nurse during World War II. What they had to do was incredible. – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay I trained as a ballet dancer till I was 18, so I would really like to get back to it. I’d love it if there was a part that meant I could do both acting and ballet, as they’re both so close to my heart. – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay I like to accessorise shirts with a little ribbon tied round my collar or a country style ascot. I’ve also sewed little hearts on some of my sleeves which I’ve done for years because I always wear my heart on my sleeve so if you see a little embroidered heart on my clothes, that’s why! – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay My style icons would be people like Brigitte Bardot and old Hollywood actresses who always look so stunning, cool and chic. I like classic and timeless looks. – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay We filmed ‘Labyrinth’ in South Africa for two and a half months and it was just the most unbelievable experience. Lots of sword fighting, mud in hair and lots of weeping! It’s very different from ‘Downton’ because I was going to work and having mud put in my hair – it’s the other extreme of the look! – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay I absolutely adore Alessandra Rich, I think her dresses are stunning and she really knows how to cut and dress the female shape. Her stuff is really beautiful, stylish and a little bit quirky. I love it all! – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay I’m starting to shake it off, I am quite self-conscious, and it’s only when I’m playing roles that I can escape that. The older I get, the more people tell me it’s absolutely fine to be the way you are with all your quirks and nuances, and I wish I’d learnt that younger – I would have relaxed a bit more. – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay 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
Jessica Brown Findlay 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
Jessica Brown Findlay 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
