Top 71 Quotes & Sayings by Emilia Clarke

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?

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.

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

Me and heels are very good friends.

I owe absolutely everything to HBO.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

No talent lies in my dancing.

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

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'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.

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.

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

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

You have to do whatever jobs you can to pay the rent.

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.

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

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

My normal stuff is Dr. Perricone's hypoallergenic range. I have incredibly sensitive skin, so I struggled to find anything because my skin would react to so much stuff.

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.

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

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

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 dad's a sound designer, and he used to take me to work with him.

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.'

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!

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

My favorite Hepburn moment is in 'Sabrina,' when she steps off a boat in white shorts and a plaid shirt. Chic, classic, and unfussy.

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

I'm just a girl who loves mascara.

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!

Valyrian is oddly easier than Dothraki. It's got a more lyrical flow to it that feels more familiar to the way I speak. That makes it slightly easier.

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'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.

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

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

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

Never in a million years did I think 'Game of Thrones' was going to take off like it did.

Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf

My father always says, ‘Never trust anyone who has a TV bigger than their bookshelf.’ So I make sure I read. Back at home, I just put up a massive bookcase and asked everyone I know and love to help me fill it with their favorite books. It’s been quite nice because I’ve learned a lot about my friends and family from what they’ve been giving me. A book says a lot about a person.