Emilia Clarke

“I owe absolutely everything to HBO.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I actually don't get massages very much. But Epsom salt baths are better than any massage.”

“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 he...”

“My favorite Hepburn moment is in 'Sabrina,' when she steps off a boat in white shorts and a plaid shirt. Chic, classic, and unfussy.”

“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, a...”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“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 g...”

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

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

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

“You can't come out of drama school and think, 'It's all going to be amazing.' You have to expect to work in a bar for at least five years and be a waitress for maybe two!”

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

“One of the first houses we lived in was like out of a fairy story. We had a stream that ran through our garden, and we played with the ducks - we locked them in my mum's office, and they poo...”

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

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