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" I was so fortunate; in the years that I was in 'Thrones,' we were able to shoot in Iceland. I think some of my favourite memories would have to be isolated out there, surrounded by nothing but snow and ice. "

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" I've played American characters before, so I've naturally become more at ease. Still, there are some American words that I cannot get my tongue around, but if you keep it flowing, you are never too far away from the truth. "

Rose Leslie

Tongue

American

Truth

" I never wanted to be a ginger. "

" God, Americans know how to cook. "

" I definitely think it opened doors for me and what was so fantastic about 'Downton' being showed over in the States, was that it helped get me noticed. "

" I was lucky enough to get into drama school in London back in 2005, and I was there for three years, and in those three years, we did a lot of theater. A lot of classical training. "

" I remember loving 'Braveheart,' and I still do! It was one of those films my family had on video and we watched over and over again. "

" The gap between film and TV is narrowing, and that's great for us all. "

Rose Leslie

Gap

" 'Luther' is raw and brutal like 'Game Of Thrones,' but it's coincidence. If I'm drawn to anything, it would be the writing. Choosing a project is an organic process where I'm taken in by the character and storyline, not the genre, whether fantasy or gritty and raw. "

Rose Leslie

Character

Game

" I had one day with him, and he was asleep in the scene, but I told my entire family that I was in a scene with Michael Caine. "

Rose Leslie

Family

Day

" From a young age, I wanted to differentiate myself from my older siblings. "

" I was very fortunate to have gone to drama school in London for three years, and that was classical training in the sense that a lot of it was dominated by stage work, so I would love to go back to stage. "

" I believe that we're not alone. How can we be alone in an infinite universe? I'm using the word 'alien' with a little trepidation because I know that sparks so many different versions of that word, and there are so many different images that come into one person's head when someone says it. "

" Working on 'Honeymoon,' an independent movie, was almost like working on TV with the space, and everything was stripped down - costume and hair and makeup. There was very little to hide behind, and you absolutely had to create the character from within. "

" People say how come I'm from Scotland yet I sound like the Queen?! I went to boarding school in Somerset, which has probably got something to do with it. "

" My elder brother and sister were both sporty and academic, and I think, subconsciously, I knew I couldn't go down that avenue. "

Rose Leslie

Brother

Sister

" Mum and Dad paid me 50 pence, which was a lot of money when I was 8 years old, not to dye my hair. "

Rose Leslie

Money

Old

" With 'Game of Thrones' you're not really dealing with anything that is based in reality. You have dragons and magic and all of that. "

" I feel incredibly passionate about Scotland not becoming an independent country. "

" My parents live there, and I was born and raised in Scotland. I lived there for the first 11 years of my life, until my parents decided to take our family to France where we lived for a couple of years. We then moved back to Scotland, and that is where I feel most home - where I come back to myself, and I love more than I can say. "

" First and foremost, Scotland is my home, and I do consider myself Scottish, but I also feel very British, and I hope that Scotland stays within the Union. I have a real concern about independence. "

" It is so inspirational, to see that in the world of Westeros, men are answering to women, and they are a force to be reckoned with. It's empowering, and it's inspirational as well, because you're just like, 'This is great!' "

" Mum and Dad sent us to a bilingual school, so we had half the lessons in English and half in French. But I remember being hugely lost. "

" For a 'GOT' premiere, I wore a white dress by Antonio Berardi, which fitted beautifully. And I felt empowered by the Jenny Packham gown I wore for 'The Last Witch Hunter' premiere. That is the beauty of the designer - to help a woman or man feel that way. "

" I'm not yet fortunate enough to take only the scripts that capture my fancy, but each one has to be a new experience, to put me in a light that audiences haven't necessarily seen me before. "

Rose Leslie

Experience

Light

" The phenomenon that is 'Game Of Thrones' has propelled many actors associated with it into the minds of directors and producers, and it's a fabulous position to be in. It's because it's so adored and respected, of such high quality with such amazing cinematography. "

" I'd love to try comedy, which I've never actually done. I could fail miserably at it, but I'd have fun working it out. "

" I like to think that I can run, but I remember once running up and down through different terrains while on set in Iceland, and I face planted. "

" I didn't get into university, so I had to go to drama college! "

" Now that I know how to handle a bow and arrow, I find it very therapeutic. It is a brilliant way to ease your mind, so I am going to keep it up in my free time. It is a very fun skill to have. "

" It's kind of ridiculous, but I hate creepy crawlers. Like centipedes. It's just the fact that they have so many legs! I am not great with spiders either. That absolutely creeps me out. "