Emilia Clarke Quotes

I grew up around horses, but acting and riding on camera is a whole different thing.

There are no captions on red-carpet photos that say, 'This girl trained for two weeks, she went on a juice diet, she has a professional hair and makeup person, and this dress was made for her.' I just wish they'd say, 'It ain't the truth.'

My mother taught me to cleanse, tone, and moisturize twice a day, so I always do that - I could be partying or working late, but I'm never too tired to take care of my skin.

I have very sensitive skin, so I have to care for it properly.

I looked around one stage school when I was maybe nine. It just scared the bejesus out of me. I was incredibly open, and the girls seemed fierce and determined.

I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green.

Drama school is fundamentally practical. I didn't write any essays, so I came out with a BA honors degree in acting.

Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf

I learned more doing 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' than I did during three years at drama school.

When I was in my teens, I thought, 'Would I like to try and work hard at being an actor, or do I want to work hard at doing something musical?' Acting won out, but I do really enjoy those moments where I get to just belt something out.

I owe absolutely everything to HBO.

I'm really old-fashioned. An Epsom salt bath, that's genuinely better than any massage.

When I'm on stage, I feel very much at home - within a theater, within an ensemble - so this entire process is something I feel very attuned with.

The '90s were really just bad for fashion and hair.

My dad's a sound designer, and he used to take me to work with him.

I came out of my mum's stomach going, 'I want to be an actor!'

Valyrian is oddly easier than Dothraki. It's got a more lyrical flow to it that feels more familiar to the way I speak. That makes it slightly easier.

My dad took me for an audition once, to show me, 'OK, you want to be a child actor, this is what it's like.' I sang a folk song about donkeys on this West End stage with this big director, and there was a queue of 200 girls all singing 'Memory.' I was terrible. Terrible.

I think as a woman it's in our nature to nurture someone else. Sometimes at the expense of ourselves.

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!

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.

I want to be known for my acting, not for my breasts.

You come from a happy family; you want to create a happy family.

One of the shows I would very much love to be a part of is 'Mad Men' - walking around that office.

Being a single girl in New York ... it's what you should be doing in your twenties!

I've read all the 'Game of Thrones' books many times over, so I sometimes find it easier being on set, because it can be hard to get out of character.

Living in London as a student is tough. And my heart goes out to every single drama student in London because, as an actor, it's a creative process that you are taking on, and if you don't get to do it every day, it hurts.

Don't do drugs, don't have sex, and don't touch your eyebrows.

After my last audition for 'Game of Thrones,' they said, 'Congratulations, princess.' I was like, 'Bye-bye, call centre.'

No talent lies in my dancing.

Personally, I'd like as many children as I can pop out, I reckon.

You have to do whatever jobs you can to pay the rent.

I think the reason why strong women have such a powerful impact is that you've got the strength of a man with the heart and sensitivity of a woman.

The calibre of TV's changing. It's becoming much more epic. To rival film, definitely.

'Elizabeth' is something I've looked to a lot for a strong female leader.

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.

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.

I love my Spanish fans!

Never in a million years did I think 'Game of Thrones' was going to take off like it did.

One of the many things I love about Daenerys from Game of Thrones is she's given me an opportunity to fly the flag for young girls and women, to be more than just somebody's wife and somebody's girlfriend.

I do love singing. I wouldn't say I'm any good, but I definitely love it - especially jazz singing.

I tried a robin heart once. It wasn't very good.

I was at a Golden Globes after party and Channing f**king Tatum came up to me, and his stunning missus, Jenna Dewan. And they said, 'We call each other moon of my life and my sun and stars' and all that. I was like, 'I cannot contain this. Please, can we all have something sexual together? You're both beautiful. Even just a hug'.

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?

My rule is never to look at anything on the Internet.

Any opportunity to get into fashion and find a beautiful dress, I'm very definitely excited about that.

Croatia has been glorious - it's so beautiful, and I want to go back as often as I can.

I wear tinted moisturized since, on the stage, we tend to wear such heavy stage makeup.

Me and heels are very good friends.