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" '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. "

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" Growing up in Britain, Michael Caine has always been such an icon. Chatting with him, I know I came across as the biggest doofus. Literally, I was, like, bowing to him. "

Rose Leslie

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" Going into auditions, there is a wonderful butterfly feeling in your stomach - an equal balance of being utterly terrified and exhilarated that this is your chance. "

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

" 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!' "

" 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. "

" 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

" 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. "

" I personally have been drawn to female roles who are incredibly strong; females who are dominant and know their own mind; who are feisty in their own way without being annoying. I like it when she has a dark side, but she also has a playful side. "

" 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

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" 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. "

" 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

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Sister

" 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. "

" I never wanted to be a ginger. "

" 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. "

" I am a huge box sets fan and love a Sunday marathon session watching my favourite series back-to-back. "

" I remember bossing my younger siblings around and making them put on shows and skits with me. "

" I do love archery in my day-to-day life because I find it very therapeutic, and I've trained every season with the bow and arrow. "

" I certainly relate to Ygritte in the fact that she is so strong and also ruthless as well and I feel that especially within 'Game of Thrones,' I think that as a show, it is one of the frontrunners for showing dominant female characters and making sure that men answer to women rather than the other way around. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It's nice to get my teeth into something that isn't a stereotypical female role. "

" I'm doing a bit of theatre: I'm doing a Mike Bartlett play called 'Contractions.' I'm very, very happy and lucky to be going back to the stage. "

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

" With 'Honeymoon,' it was so intimate, and we literally shot it in something like 20, 24 days. Everything was very rapid and very fast, and so all of us submerged into the deep end and only really came up for air once we had wrapped. "

" I have always been a big fan of the BBC program 'Luther' with Idris Elba. "

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

Rose Leslie

Gap

" For the first time in my life I tried whale. It was very chewy and quite fatty. My friend had had whale before, so I knew it would be quite blubbery. It was delicious. I loved it. It was smoked, so it had a lovely kind of tangy taste to it. We had it a couple of nights. I was won over. It was very yummy. "

" I had the most fantastic time filming 'Downton.' "

" I'm Scottish, but I also feel British at that same time. "

" I taught myself to listen and kind of regurgitate what I was surrounded by, and it's been a wonderful tool to have as an actor. "