‘She was very witty’: Downton Abbey creator pays tribute to Dame Maggie Smith

Downton Abbey creator pays tribute to Dame Maggie SmithBBC Breakfast/PA

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00:00she was she was very witty you know she was very very sharp in her humor sometimes she could be a

00:06bit unkind but she was always so funny that you forgave everything and always very professional

00:14which of course is a key factor she was always ready for the scene always prepared had it

00:20completely worked out in her mind and you know over the years I mean I made two feature films

00:26with her then two more Downton films and in between we had six years of the series so we

00:33really had each other's rhythm and I knew how to write for her but my god she knew how to say it

00:42and I doubt I ever have it said better so as far as I'm concerned she was a blessing in my life