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Julian Fellowes is a British actor, screenwriter, and producer. He gained fame for his work on the television series 'Downton Abbey', which won numerous awards. Born on August 17, 1949, Fellowes' career spans across theatre, film, and television.

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Famous Julian Fellowes Quotes

“You never know people, do you? You can work with 'em for twenty years; you don't know 'em at all.”

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“Lust, that state commonly known as 'being in love,' is a kind of madness. It is a distortion of reality so remarkable that it should, by rights, enable most of us to understand the other forms of lunacy with the sympathy of fellow-sufferers. But, paradoxically, mad and suffering as one is, and the heat of the flame, few of us are glad as we feel that passion slip away No, while most people have been at their unhappiest when in love, it is nevertheless the state the human being yearns for above all.”

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

People Humans Has Beens States Human Beings Nevertheless

Book:Snobs: A Novel

Source: Snobs: A Novel

“Every writer has to make an emotional journey from artist sitting in attic to being part of a business. The writer of a film is like Tinkerbell. You are only there because people believe in you. The moment they dont, because youre a pain the arse, youve lost.”

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“One of the great injustices in fiction is that on the whole people with romantic yearnings have romantic faces. But in real life it's not always like that.”

People Real Whole Faces Romance Fiction Dating Injustice Real Life Yearning

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“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.”

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Book:Past imperfect

Source: Past imperfect

“My own belief is that most people are trying to do their best. It doesn't mean they have no nasty side, or that they don't have a bad temper, or that they have never done anything they feel ashamed of. But fiction operates on people waking up trying to be horrible, and I don't think most people are trying to be horrible.”

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“I envy people who can think, 'No, I'm not going to work today' when they have a huge pile of deadlines stacking up.”

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“I think I have a very detailed sense of observation. I am interested in the details of people's lives and what information these details give.”

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“People tend to view history as if it were another planet and think the modern world was invented in 1963. I don't agree.”

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“When people are feeling insecure about their jobs and there are cuts to be made, it's hard to put up an argument that the film industry needs funding.”

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

People Thinking Depression Dreary

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“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.”

People Should Problem Today Pleasure Mistake Share Friends Former Latter Invited Confusing Acquaintance

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“In the end, drama is successful if you care about the people.”

People Ifs Ends Care Successful Drama If You Care

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About the Author

Born: August 17, 1949
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 85

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Gosford Park: The Shooting ScriptRelated source material

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