Top 93 Quotes & Sayings by Phoebe Dynevor

Stop focusing on the noise and the expectations of others, and focus on what makes you happy.

It's nice, in a weird way, to be with my family.

To me, the costume does half the job for you, or even more than half of the job.

My mum grew up in Oldham and was going to work at a cigarette factory till she decided to go to drama school, so there's part of me that wants to represent the Northern working-class background.

Apparently, sitcoms are like the dream job, I've been told. The hours are great, apparently.

My grandmother Shelley was an actress and would tell me about working in the theatre, while my grandpa on Dad's side, Gerard Dynevor, was a big influence in theatre and a TV director.

What makes me happiest? Either being around people that I love, or working on something that I love.

We all have to contribute in any way we can to telling stories that include everyone; that's our jobs, to speak out and make sure we're representing people.

I was starting to write and I was like, Okay, I'm going to cast myself in my own thing.' You have so many of those moments as an actor because it's about talent obviously, but it's mostly about being in the right place at the right time.

I wasn't working before Bridgerton' for a long time.

I had a really strange period in my early 20s with the industry, and not succeeding the way I wanted to, and I put a lot of pressure on myself.

I've always wanted to do a period drama - I love the costumes and the make-up.

I think the context of the era was still really important for Daphne's character arc, so I wanted to get all of that right.

I grew up in the era of Keira Knightley, so I've seen every one of her movies a few times.

With Daphne, there was a huge part of me going, This is my dream job, literally my dream role, but there's no way I'm going to get it. So I may as well just do it how I want to do it, and not think about anyone else.' That was quite a good thing.

My grandma worked her whole life as a single mother.

There are a lot of differences between me and Daphne but I think she values family, which I also value, and at a time when women had only one option, she was as determined to make that happen as I am in my career I guess, and I think that was sort of my way into Daphne.

The special thing about Bridgerton' that I think not a lot of shows really do is that every season centers around a different love story.

I was so nervous about dancing because I've always thought of myself as a terrible dancer.

Just working with Shondaland, I felt really safe as a woman, I think, particularly just knowing that I wasn't going to be taken advantage of in any way.

I'd say Bridgerton' has definitely changed my life. But not only in the things that have come from the job, but also just the experience of it and meeting the most incredible people; just learning so much from working so hard for that period of time.

I sometimes wish that 21st century women could wear skirts and dresses every day without looking overdressed.

To be honest, when I was younger, I went to schools that made me aware I wasn't the brightest.

I don't think I'm a neck actor in otherthings. But in Bridgerton,' particularly with the way the corset sits andthe attentionon the neck, it makes you hold yourshouldersacertain way.

My mum and dad taught me to respect everyone and to be kind.

Daphne is the eldest of the Bridgerton daughters, so she is the first to make her debut on the marriage mart and she's waited her whole life for this moment. When we meet her, she conforms to the social pressures placed on young women at the time but as she evolves, she very much finds her voice.

The advice I'd give to my younger self? Stay in your own lane, maybe.

I think at 17, if I'd have seen a show that was really geared towards a woman's sexuality and her finding that and not the male, and not the woman being sexualized, it would have been so interesting to see that growing up.

I think society doesn't really change, technology does.

Piano, I'm not so good at.

Being able to do a role where you learn a new skill is just such a dream. I recently played a potter and got to learn pottery.

Sometimes with auditions and going up for a role, you don't want to admit to yourself that it's everything you've ever wanted.

There's not many TV series that do that, that focus on different characters every season.

I've always loved fashion, though I'm not good with brands.

I've always just wanted to work on interesting projects.

All I remember is being like, 'Oh, that's Shonda Rhimes,' and getting a bit nervous.

At 17, I was finally in a school play.

So many times I've seen that done where it's the man laying back in bed, with his chubby belly, and the woman is absolutely gorgeous in every way, and you see all of her beautiful backside. To flip that on its head was so interesting to me.

Everyone has days where they wake up and feel like poo and don't want to see people, let alone be on camera.

We have the time now to actually find ourselves before we settle down and marry and have kids. But for someone like Daphne, her only way of finding herself and figuring out who she is is through getting married.

I particularly love the Regency era.

We did have a beautiful cottage in the Lake District which we spent lots of time in when I was younger.

I heard, 'Shondaland is doing Regency England with Netflix,' and I was like, 'I'm in!'

I did love the glamour of going out and had a couple of years when there was a lot of make-up and false eyelashes.

In real life my mum was always a dungaree wearer, which probably rubbed off on me a lot.

Every time I finish a job I seem to want to dress in totally the opposite way to the character.

You have to stand up super-straight in those corsets and pull your shoulders back.

I had been living in L.A. for about nine months, and I was kind of at that point where I was ready to go home, and sort of throw in the towel.

There is a potential threat in fame. I don't like the idea of it.

I actually have a history of doing quite a few period dramas, but I think I really specifically wanted to do the Regency era, and to be able to do high-society Regency era is even more amazing.

My mum always tells the story that, when she was pregnant with me, and I was two weeks late, she would watch Mary Poppins over and over again to try and get me to come out. That is my relationship with Julie Andrews.

There's something about the waltz in particular, where one person leads and the other follows, that helps you get in tune with each other.

I was doing drama and I wasn't sporty or cool I think there's definitely something about being an outsider and getting into the industry - maybe it's because you have something to prove?

I'd love to do a play eventually, if theaters ever open again.

I remember having my first fitting and being like, 'Oh, my God,' because they literally built a factory just for Bridgerton' costumes.

I'm really interested in how people's minds work - what makes them sad or happy.

I was lucky because I only had a half-corset, so it wasn't bad. You do get used to them, but I was very relieved to take it off at the end of the day.

I love a good period drama.

I'm not a big reality TV person, although recently someone got me into 90 Day Fiance,' which is pretty addictive.

My sister is nine years younger than I am.