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" When I left 'Downton Abbey,' it hadn't yet taken off and become the phenomenon that it is, to this day. That all happened after I left. But, it was fabulous to be a part of it and to be a part of the cast. We had an absolute ball! "

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" 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 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. "

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

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

" 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

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

" The 'Game of Thrones' wardrobe department is so detail-oriented. "

" 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. "

" 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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" 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'm not yet fortunate enough to take only the scripts that capture my fancy, but each one has to be a new experience, to put me in a light that audiences haven't necessarily seen me before. "

Rose Leslie

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Light

" 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. "

" 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 was so fortunate; in the years that I was in 'Thrones,' we were able to shoot in Iceland. I think some of my favourite memories would have to be isolated out there, surrounded by nothing but snow and ice. "

" The universe is so enormous, and we have no idea what's on the other side of the galaxy. It's a lovely thing to be able to tap into. I'm definitely not opposed to any supernatural ideas, but I've never encountered any. I believe in spirits, but I've never seen a ghost. And I believe in Heaven and Hell. "

" 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 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

Day

" 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've played American characters before, so I've naturally become more at ease. Still, there are some American words that I cannot get my tongue around, but if you keep it flowing, you are never too far away from the truth. "

" God, Americans know how to cook. "

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

" First and foremost, Scotland is my home, and I do consider myself Scottish, but I also feel very British, and I hope that Scotland stays within the Union. I have a real concern about independence. "

" I was very fortunate to have gone to drama school in London for three years, and that was classical training in the sense that a lot of it was dominated by stage work, so I would love to go back to stage. "

" 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. "

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

" My mum's maiden name was Dalglish, so I have Scottish blood in me. "

Rose Leslie

Maiden

Blood

" I had worked in TV prior to working on 'Game of Thrones' - 'Game of Thrones' is far more cinematic than any other television show that I had done before, and so I feel that the worlds of TV and film are most definitely merging as one. "

Rose Leslie

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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. "