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" My favorite Hepburn moment is in 'Sabrina,' when she steps off a boat in white shorts and a plaid shirt. Chic, classic, and unfussy. "
Emilia Clarke
White
Steps
She
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" After my last audition for 'Game of Thrones,' they said, 'Congratulations, princess.' I was like, 'Bye-bye, call centre.' "
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Game
Princess
" My rule is never to look at anything on the Internet. "
Emilia Clarke
Look
Internet
Anything
" 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. "
Emilia Clarke
End
Child
Singing
" 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. "
Emilia Clarke
Moments
Work Hard
Thought
" I do love singing. I wouldn't say I'm any good, but I definitely love it - especially jazz singing. "
Emilia Clarke
Singing
Say
Good
" No talent lies in my dancing. "
Emilia Clarke
Lies
Dancing
Talent
" I actually don't get massages very much. But Epsom salt baths are better than any massage. "
Emilia Clarke
Get
Better
Than
" 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. "
Emilia Clarke
More
Flow
Got
" 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. "
Emilia Clarke
Life
Work
Career
" I grew up around horses, but acting and riding on camera is a whole different thing. "
Emilia Clarke
Different
Riding
Up
" You come from a happy family; you want to create a happy family. "
Emilia Clarke
You
Want
Happy
" I owe absolutely everything to HBO. "
Emilia Clarke
Everything
HBO
Absolutely
" I have very sensitive skin, so I have to care for it properly. "
Emilia Clarke
Properly
Care
Very
" One of the shows I would very much love to be a part of is 'Mad Men' - walking around that office. "
Emilia Clarke
Walking
Much
Office
" 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! "
Emilia Clarke
Parents
Actor
Happy
" 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! "
Emilia Clarke
School
Drama
You
" 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. "
Emilia Clarke
Tennessee
Side
Love
" The calibre of TV's changing. It's becoming much more epic. To rival film, definitely. "
Emilia Clarke
Changing
More
Film
" My dad's a sound designer, and he used to take me to work with him. "
Emilia Clarke
Sound
Used
Him
" 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. "
Emilia Clarke
Woman
You
Women
" Never in a million years did I think 'Game of Thrones' was going to take off like it did. "
Emilia Clarke
Years
Never
Think
" Being a single girl in New York... it's what you should be doing in your twenties! "
Emilia Clarke
You
Girl
Doing
" 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. "
Emilia Clarke
Fans
Books
Game
" My mother taught me to cleanse, tone, and moisturize twice a day, so I always do that - I could be partying or working late, but I'm never too tired to take care of my skin. "
Emilia Clarke
Day
Mother
Take Care
" I'm really old-fashioned. An Epsom salt bath, that's genuinely better than any massage. "
Emilia Clarke
Than
Massage
Salt
" 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.' "
Emilia Clarke
Hair
Makeup
Truth
" 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. "
Emilia Clarke
Work
Life
My Life
" My father always said, 'Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf' - so I make sure I read. "
Emilia Clarke
Always
Trust
Said
" 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. "
Emilia Clarke
Story
Garden
Crazy
" Any opportunity to get into fashion and find a beautiful dress, I'm very definitely excited about that. "
Emilia Clarke
Fashion
Opportunity
Beautiful