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

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" It is impossible for human beings not to view something subjectively. "

" 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. "

" I'm very lucky to be in projects that have such skilled writing in them. "

" I was so excited to work with Ridley Scott. Who wouldn't be? "

" The hair department on 'Game of Thrones' is incredible. "

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" 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. "

" I get accused of having a haughty smugness. I have a lopsided mouth. I can't help it. I was born with it. It looks as if I am smirking. I have had my publicist tell me, 'Don't do that smile on the red carpet.' I'm, like, 'That's my smile.' "

" There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control. "

" I'm a massive yoga head. Lots of yoga and lots of running. I do Bikram yoga. I adore it. "

" Travel is so important in its capacity to expand the mind. It's exciting to start as young as possible - you get to see how other cultures live, challenge your senses, and try different cuisines. "

" 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. "

" I would love to go to the Himalayas and cross over into Nepal to do the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway. "

" 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 love cycling. "

" I've been insane from a very early age. "

" Women have a lot of... attitudes enforced in us about our sense of attractiveness being bound up in long, flowing, Hollywood kind of hair. "

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

" I know I'm not a conventional beauty. You can read a lot of painful things on the Internet, which criticise you aesthetically - but as far as I'm concerned, that's not what an actress is. "

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

" I love being part of huge mega blockbusters, and I love being a part of small independent films and small stage. "

" Obviously, you have quieter years than others - you don't go jumping out of a plane every day. "

" Being seduced by a man on crutches was an interesting experience. "

" To be joining 'The Hunger Games' family is such a thrill. It deserves the hype because it's well written, handles really big subject matter, but doesn't talk down to its audience. And then there's the romance element. "

" When you have that long, flowing hair, you feel different - when you cut it, the framing of your face changes immediately. "

" I'm a 'Blackadder' girl. "

" I've never been far from the river. I'm sort of like a Thames-nymph. "

" Long skirts are annoying; they get in the way. "

" The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women... The writing of female characters is extraordinary and equal to the men. "

" My yoga mat comes everywhere. Keeps me stretched out after sitting still on all those planes, trains and road journeys. "