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" 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. "

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" A lot of boys in my poker circle are mathematicians who play on probability. I don't have that kind of brain, so I rely on instinct. But I recently found out that poker and cards in general go way back in my family gene pool. "

" I was frequently told at drama school that I was thinking too much. And I still have to suppress that part of me because it can sometimes be a hindrance. "

" 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. "

" I love cycling. "

" From my experience of shooting 'Tudors' on the island of Ireland, you cannot predict the weather. "

" Nothing is taken lightly in 'The Hunger Games.' "

" My party trick is that I can get ready to go to the party really quickly. I'm actually a woman that can have a shower, dry and style her hair, do her make-up and get dressed in under an hour. "

" I've been spoiled rotten with the costumes I've worn. "

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

" Privacy is important to me. But it's not just about sticking two fingers up and saying I don't want anyone to know my business. It's an artistic choice. I think that for any actor to convince their audience that they have completely inhabited a character requires a certain level of anonymity. "

" I've never been far from the river. I'm sort of like a Thames-nymph. "

" When girls bully, it's very subtle, and you can't define it. At least with boys, the bullying is usually explicit, and you can deal with it. It's psychological with girls. "

" I'm a massive yoga head. Lots of yoga and lots of running. I do Bikram yoga. I adore it. "

" 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. "

" I've been insane from a very early age. "

" I screen tested for 'The Tudors' in N.Y. That was my first experience of N.Y., being flown here to screen test with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. So I have very, very fond memories of New York - New York helped give me my first big break. "

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

" Women have a lot of... attitudes enforced in us about our sense of attractiveness being bound up in long, flowing, Hollywood kind of hair. "

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

" I've played a lot of elegance and refinement, so to do something really down and dirty is a great attraction. "

" 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. "

" Sometimes a woman's looks or sensuality are too readily wrapped up in their power. "

" As an actress, I think it's important to look back and realize that we aren't always quite as original as we think we are. There's this grand, textured history for us over the last 100 years of incredible writers, directors, and performers. "

" I've been told that N.Y. in the spring is pretty special. "

" Network shows shoot so fast, so you kind of have to just go with your instinct. "

" Everything that I do to my own hair and makeup I learned from professionals. "

" What I love about 'Mockingjay, Part 1' is that President Coin or Cressida could have easily been played by a man, and if you look at 'Interstellar,' the Anne Hathaway or Jessica Chastain roles would have been men years ago. "

" 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 love to drive. My present to myself from 'The Tudors' was a red Mazda MX5 hard-top convertible. I loved that car, and also what she represented - my first success. "