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" 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

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" 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. "

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

Emilia Clarke

Changing

Film

" 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. "

" 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! "

" Me and heels are very good friends. "

Emilia Clarke

Good Friends

Heels

" Living in London as a student is tough. And my heart goes out to every single drama student in London because, as an actor, it's a creative process that you are taking on, and if you don't get to do it every day, it hurts. "

" 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. "

" Any opportunity to get into fashion and find a beautiful dress, I'm very definitely excited about that. "

" I came out of my mum's stomach going, 'I want to be an actor!' "

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

" Croatia has been glorious - it's so beautiful, and I want to go back as often as I can. "

Emilia Clarke

Been

Beautiful

" 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. "

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

" I do love singing. I wouldn't say I'm any good, but I definitely love it - especially jazz singing. "

" I learned more doing 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' than I did during three years at drama school. "

" 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 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. "

" After my last audition for 'Game of Thrones,' they said, 'Congratulations, princess.' I was like, 'Bye-bye, call centre.' "

" I'm just a girl who loves mascara. "

" I don't get much studio stuff. I'm usually on location, and I know that some people think that acting is so glamorous, but believe me, it's not! "

Emilia Clarke

Think

People

" When I'm on stage, I feel very much at home - within a theater, within an ensemble - so this entire process is something I feel very attuned with. "

" I owe absolutely everything to HBO. "

" My father always said, 'Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf' - so I make sure I read. "

" 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. "

" All of the press and stuff - that's the scary stuff. The acting is what I got trained to do. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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