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

" I'd give my right arm to be, like, a random extra on 'Girls,' just to walk past one of the scenarios. I'd love that more than anything. "

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

" 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. "

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

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

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

" 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! "

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

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

" 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. "

" 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? "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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 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. "

" 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! "

" 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. "

" No talent lies in my dancing. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "