Jessica Brown Findlay 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
Jessica Brown Findlay 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
Jessica Brown Findlay 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
Jessica Brown Findlay 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
Jessica Brown Findlay I’m really into strong, female roles – but they don’t have to necessarily be loud – I’m just as interested in introverts too. – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay Ever since I was young, I’ve read Austen and the Brontes. My friends laugh, but those books are always so tragic and wonderful – those stories, they’re just incredible. – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay I filmed ‘Albatross’ before I got ‘Downton.’ It’s a coming-of-age movie about this girl who leaps into this family’s life, like a whirlwind. She’s ballsy and brash and wonderful, it was such an amazing character to play. – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay 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
Jessica Brown Findlay I shout at the radio when someone starts talking over the end of a song. Shut up! I don’t want to hear that the DJ has just found a mouldy sandwich in the corner of the studio. Nor do I like it when the magic of something you’re watching is shattered by an advert for Argos. – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay I trained as a ballet dancer and fell in love with Rudolf Nureyev; I thought him the most beautiful creature. My mum had to break it to me that not only was he gay, but he was dead. – Jessica Brown Findlay
Jessica Brown Findlay The thing I adore about acting is that it’s not me: you get to experience all these emotions, but essentially it’s not you. – Jessica Brown Findlay
