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" There was a woman in Elizabeth I's court that happened to have the same family name as me. "

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" These are moments in your life to be cherished; they don't come around that often. To be flying around in a 'Game of Thrones' jet, to be greeted by massive enthusiasts. "

" I'm quite physical. I'm from one of those dog-walking families where hiking up a mountain is meant to be fun. "

" I don't know if I'm a daredevil, exactly, but I do enjoy a good challenge. It's the only way you grow. "

" I'm a serial monogamist and would never dream of being as predatory as some of the women I've played. I can actually be a bit shy. "

" I always tell people this: to be a savvy politician or a good head of state and to be charitable are not mutually exclusive things. "

" It's a writer's or director's role to be cerebral, whereas for an actor it should be a visceral, gut thing. When the action starts, it's best to turn the brain off and let it become an instinctual thing. "

" When I was a little girl, my grandfather, who I was very close to, used to grow yellow roses. He had yellow roses growing all the way up his drive. "

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

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

" Actors have this amazing skill - we bond quite quickly but equally we move on quite quickly. There's nothing particularly cold or capricious about it - we're troubadours and lead a troubadour's lifestyle. "

" For me, it's not necessarily interesting to play a strong, fearless woman. It's interesting to play a woman who is terrified and then overcomes that fear. It's about the journey. Courage is not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it. "

" Women are over 50 percent of the population. "

" Sci-fi always runs out a little bit ahead of reality, right? Automatic doors in 'Star Trek,' stuff like that. It all happened, didn't it, finally? "

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

" Isn't it lovely to know that even the great Sherlock Holmes, the quirky and genius Sherlock Holmes, is vulnerable to love as we all are? "

" What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home. "

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

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

" When I turn on the news in Paris, the way Syria is covered is different from the way it is covered in Washington, D.C., or London. Even in Western society, where we hold all the values of democracy and freedom of speech, as soon as you point a camera in a particular direction, there is an angle - literally and figuratively. "

" The most amazing set where I've shot 'Game of Thrones' is definitely Croatia, in Dubrovnik. It's such a stunning country with lots of good watersports there as well. Just a beautiful, beautiful place. "

" I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy. "

" I've taken my clothes off enough in my career. "

" I had a period of unemployment for about nine months after my first big break, and it's the greatest lesson I ever could have learned, never to believe you're home and dry. "

" There's a part of my heart that forever has Anne Boleyn written on it, who I played in 'The Tudors.' "

" Make-up is all about shading; it's about tactical application. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" It's funny how being an actor forces you to do things or go places that you wouldn't ordinarily. "

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