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  • You have had this extraordinary career, you know, I mentioned the Oscars in the introduction and things but Harry Potter weirdly But that did sort of change your life in a way well, yes a lot of very small people kind of Say hello to me and that way that was nice Whole different lot of people Yes But also so weird that they'd only know you for that one thing like you've never existed before.

  • No, I never had And except one kid once said to me he said were you were you really a cat?

  • I Just pull yourself together So there's so that there's the the Harry Potter a bit of your life which kind of changed your life but then Downton comes along Is That one of those things where you thought you were famous till you were in Downton No, I Didn't I didn't think that at all.

  • It's only since Downton that people seem to know You know who stopped me and and asked me but it's only since Downton and that's that's television for you.

  • Yes, it's common Funny enough I was I was in Waitrose in Storrington my face And a little boy was at the checkout with his mother and he kept looking at me And I thought what am I gonna do?

  • But anyway?

  • Kept looking at me and looking at me and I said Can I help you and he said it's so right.

  • It'll come to me in a minute I People coming up to you now like very Americans are very well America, you know, they're not shy Americans No, but I don't go anywhere really where they can get at me It's usually in museums and art galleries and things so that limits things I Keep away from them and Harrods.

  • I don't go near So are you in a way sort of glad that Downton's over?

  • Oh, yeah Because honestly she was about by the time everything she must have been 110 Didn't make sense Alex I know you you're a big Downton fan.

  • I am I I shouted it a lot Yeah, I do.

  • Yeah, we watch it and we shouted it because I'm not in it I've got the box You

You have had this extraordinary career, you know, I mentioned the Oscars in the introduction and things but Harry Potter weirdly But that did sort of change your life in a way well, yes a lot of very small people kind of Say hello to me and that way that was nice Whole different lot of people Yes But also so weird that they'd only know you for that one thing like you've never existed before.

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Dame Maggie Smith talks about being recognised in public | The Graham Norton Show - BBC

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