178 Quotes by Julian Fellowes

Nor should they be, but everyone needs to feel they're part of something worthwhile. That, in the last analysis, their life has some meaning in a larger context. The questions is what am I part of? What have I done?

She said I'd poison his mind and make him a fascist.I said she'd poison his body and make him an addict.

Do you think he's the murderer?""It's worse than that -- he's an actor!

Morris Weissman [on the phone, discussing casting for his movie]: "What about Claudette Colbert? She's British, isn't she? She sounds British. Is she, like, affected or is she British?

As a rule the Holloywood pattern for English actors is simple. They are delighted to go, they are told there is a lot of work for them if they stick it out, they tell everyone how fabulous it is, they spend all their money - and then they come home. It seems to take from two to six years.

Henry Denton: You Brits really don't have a sense of humor do you?Elsie: We do if something's funny, sir.

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

Aunque la mayoría de las personas son más desgraciadas cuando están enamoradas, no deja de ser el estado en el que más desea estar el ser humano

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.