Julian Fellowes Quotes

Vulgarity is no substitute for wit

What is a week-end? Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey.

What does she do?" "She's a producer." Of course, in Los Angeles this doesn't mean much more than "she's a member of the human race.

In my defence I can only say that her past, too, like mine, like everyone's in fact, was a locked box. Occasionally we allow people a peep, but generally only at the top level. The darker streams of our memories we negotiate alone.

If there's one thing I don't look for in a maid, it's discretion. Except with my own secrets, of course.

No, while most people have been at their unhappiest when in love, it is nevertheless the state the human being yearns for above all.