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" 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! "

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

" 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.' "

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

" Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life. "

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

" 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'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. "

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

" 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 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 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. "

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

" My life is unrecognisable compared to what it was - 'Game of Thrones' has opened doors that were never there before. But it can be dangerous to see it in those terms, I think. It's best to take it as it comes and work as hard as you can, and hopefully the other things fall into place. "

" 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! "

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

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" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

" 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. "