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" I had a period of unemployment for about nine months after my first big break, and it's the greatest lesson I ever could have learned, never to believe you're home and dry. "

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" I love my camera crews on all my jobs. It's the half of the job that the audience never gets to see. They're integral. They're as much a part of making a movie or television show as I am. "

Natalie Dormer

I Am

Television

See

" I'm a feminist in the true sense of the word. It's about equality. "

" Network shows shoot so fast, so you kind of have to just go with your instinct. "

" I'm not clever enough to be in machinations and real politics. "

" I love going out of my comfort zone - I live to go out of my comfort zone. "

" When I see a fan coming over, I can't help but make an assumption about what they want to talk about. A middle-aged American woman will head over, and I think, 'Game of Thrones.' Turns out it's 'The Tudors' or 'Elementary' or 'The Hunger Games.' It's always a surprise. "

" More often than not, I get cast as quite Machiavellian roles - it's something about my face; I'm quite shifty or something! "

" Nothing is taken lightly in 'The Hunger Games.' "

" When I was a little girl, my grandfather, who I was very close to, used to grow yellow roses. He had yellow roses growing all the way up his drive. "

" I've been spoiled rotten with the costumes I've worn. "

" I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping. "

" A lot of boys in my poker circle are mathematicians who play on probability. I don't have that kind of brain, so I rely on instinct. But I recently found out that poker and cards in general go way back in my family gene pool. "

" There was a woman in Elizabeth I's court that happened to have the same family name as me. "

Natalie Dormer

Court

Family

" I love watching the old movies. I love Katharine Hepburn. I just adore her and everything that she stood for. I find it interesting watching the likes of Gene Tierney and those classic movies of the '40s. "

" Cutting one side of your head for a few months is not a big deal compared with what other people have to deal with in the world. Plus, hair grows back. "

" Women are over 50 percent of the population. "

" The train system in India is chaotic and fun - it's the best way to see the landscape. Being in with all the families and also being the odd animal is a colourful experience you'll never forget. "

" Sometimes a woman's looks or sensuality are too readily wrapped up in their power. "

Natalie Dormer

Woman

Too

" Privacy is important to me. But it's not just about sticking two fingers up and saying I don't want anyone to know my business. It's an artistic choice. I think that for any actor to convince their audience that they have completely inhabited a character requires a certain level of anonymity. "

Natalie Dormer

Business

Saying

" So many little girls dream about their wedding day. But with actresses, sometimes it's the inverse, because we get to be the centre of attention, looked up and down, dressed up for premieres all the time. The pull isn't quite as great. "

" It's funny how being an actor forces you to do things or go places that you wouldn't ordinarily. "

" It's fascinating how much of our sense of attractiveness and feminine identity is bound up in our hair. "

Natalie Dormer

Bound

Identity

" Sci-fi always runs out a little bit ahead of reality, right? Automatic doors in 'Star Trek,' stuff like that. It all happened, didn't it, finally? "

" I'm a serial monogamist and would never dream of being as predatory as some of the women I've played. I can actually be a bit shy. "

" As an actress, as you get older, you find yourself in a situation where you play mothers or women who are hoping to be mothers. "

" Emilia Clarke has beautiful brunette hair. "

" When I wake up on a Sunday morning with a slight hangover, in the gym with no makeup on, that's who Natalie Dormer really is. The girl next door who gets a spot on her forehead occasionally. "

" I've been told that N.Y. in the spring is pretty special. "

" When girls bully, it's very subtle, and you can't define it. At least with boys, the bullying is usually explicit, and you can deal with it. It's psychological with girls. "

" I'm a London girl, so I grew up on Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood... Dior, Chanel, the usual suspects. "