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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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" 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. "

" 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 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! "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 pooed everywhere. It was crazy, picking blackberries and mushrooms, rabbits running through your legs. "

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

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

" 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. "

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

" 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 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. "

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

" 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! "

" Me and heels are very good friends. "

" I'm just a girl who loves mascara. "

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

" My father always said, 'Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf' - so I make sure I read. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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.' "

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