Emilia Clarke quotes:

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.

I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green.

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

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

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.

One of the many things I love about Daenerys from Game of Thrones is she's given me an opportunity to fly the flag for young girls and women, to be more than just somebody's wife and somebody's girlfriend.

Being a single girl in New York it's what you should be doing in your twenties!

A young Brit girl with no theatre experience decided to take on an iconic American role on Broadway. Maybe I should have thought that through?

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.

I grew up around horses, but acting and riding on camera is a whole different thing.

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.

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.

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.'

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.

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.

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

Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf

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

Drama school is fundamentally practical. I didn't write any essays, so I came out with a BA honors degree in acting.

I tried a robin heart once. It wasn't very good.

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

Personally, I'd like as many children as I can pop out, I reckon.

Sometimes I feel like the kid left out - the weirdo with the silver hair that no one likes to talk to.

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

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.

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!

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.

I have very sensitive skin, so I have to care for it properly.

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.

I actually don't get massages very much. But Epsom salt baths are better than any massage.

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.

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.

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 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!

I'm just a girl who loves mascara.

I'm really old-fashioned. An Epsom salt bath, that's genuinely better than any massage.

I looked around one stage school when I was maybe nine. It just scared the bejesus out of me. I was incredibly open, and the girls seemed fierce and determined.

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

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 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.

I think as a woman it's in our nature to nurture someone else. Sometimes at the expense of ourselves.

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!

Elizabeth' is something I've looked to a lot for a strong female leader.

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.

You come from a happy family; you want to create a happy family.

Don't do drugs, don't have sex, and don't touch your eyebrows.

I was at a Golden Globes after party and Channing f**king Tatum came up to me, and his stunning missus, Jenna Dewan. And they said, 'We call each other moon of my life and my sun and stars' and all that. I was like, 'I cannot contain this. Please, can we all have something sexual together? You're both beautiful. Even just a hug'.

Personally, I'd like as many children as I can pop out, I reckon. You come from a happy family; you want to create a happy family. And in the same breath, I'd like to be on stage at England's National Theatre, doing Miller and Chekhov. Give me a Sam Mendes/Tennessee Williams combination-that would be glorious. And to be making some Oscar-worthy movies with Scorsese. I'm always looking for the hard road. That way, you remain interested and interesting. Hopefully.

Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life.

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

My rule is never to look at anything on the Internet.

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

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

My dad took me for an audition once, to show me, OK, you want to be a child actor, this is what its 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.

I love my Spanish fans!

I cannot contain this. Please, can we all have something sexual together? You're both beautiful, even just a hug.'