Emilia Clarke Quotes
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My father always said, 'Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf' - so I make sure I read.
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I don't get much studio stuff. I'm usually on location, and I know that some people think that acting is so glamorous, but believe me, it's not!
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A young Brit girl with no theatre experience decided to take on an iconic American role on Broadway. Maybe I should have thought that through?
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Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armour, and it can never be used to hurt you.
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After my last audition for 'Game of Thrones,' they said, 'Congratulations, princess.' I was like, 'Bye-bye, call centre.'
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I learned more doing 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' than I did during three years at drama school.
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I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, and they were getting ready for a life of unemployment, so they're just happy I'm in work!
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I spent most of my life watching HBO series wishing that at some point in my career I might be able to work with them.
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All of the press and stuff - that's the scary stuff. The acting is what I got trained to do.
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I think 'Game Of Thrones' is incredibly true to the books. I think the fans will, hopefully, be very pleased with how true to the books we are.
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I grew up around horses, but acting and riding on camera is a whole different thing.
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My mother taught me how to apply my own makeup at 13 years old, and the most important lesson I learned is to never touch my eyebrows and to cleanse, tone, and moisturize twice a day.
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My normal stuff is Dr. Perricone's hypoallergenic range. I have incredibly sensitive skin, so I struggled to find anything because my skin would react to so much stuff.
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Personally, I'd like as many children as I can pop out, I reckon.
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My favorite Hepburn moment is in 'Sabrina,' when she steps off a boat in white shorts and a plaid shirt. Chic, classic, and unfussy.
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You have to do whatever jobs you can to pay the rent.
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No talent lies in my dancing.
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I owe absolutely everything to HBO.
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I came out of my mum's stomach going, 'I want to be an actor!'
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American naturalism is what my indulgent actor side loves: a bit of Tennessee Williams, a bit of Clifford Odets, August Wilson - I would just love to tackle some of that.
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If you spend too much time wondering what you're going to feel like in year five, you're not going to feel anything in year one.
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I'm really old-fashioned. An Epsom salt bath, that's genuinely better than any massage.
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The calibre of TV's changing. It's becoming much more epic. To rival film, definitely.
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I find that a lot of the good acting comes out when you're physically being pushed: your brain turns off and just deals with the situation at hand. You get to a point where you're exhausted at the end of the day, but I quite like that.