178 Quotes by Julian Fellowes

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.

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.

My mother converted to Catholicism to marry my father.

Most of us don't want to be outsiders.

School visits are something I do fairly often: I always say to the students that somebody has got to end up with the interesting careers, so why not them?

Today, people often make the American mistake of confusing acquaintances with friends. The former are there to share life's pleasures; only the latter should be invited to share one's problems.

I think other people's depression is frightfully dreary, don't you?

There are many nations that have perfected a particular room. You know, you have the French drawing-room, the Austrian ball room, the German dining room, and I think the library is a room the English get right.

I can be as contrary as I choose.