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40 quotes by Emilia Clarke

Emilia Clarke (born 26 October 1986 ) is an English actress, best known for her role as Daenerys Targaryen in the HBO series Game of Thrones, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2013. Clarke made her Broadway debut in Breakfast at Tiffany's as Holly Golightly in March 2013.
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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.

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

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

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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?

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

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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... →

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I'm just a girl who loves mascara.

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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... →

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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.

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

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

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

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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... →

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