"All of the press and stuff - that's the scary stuff. The acting is what I got trained to do."
"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."
"Drama school is fundamentally practical. I didn't write any essays, so I came out with a BA honors degree in acting."
"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 rule is never to look at anything on the Internet."
"The '90s were really just bad for fashion and hair."
"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."
"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."
"Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life."
"Being a single girl in New York... it's what you should be doing in your twenties!"
"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."
"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 came out of my mum's stomach going, 'I want to be an actor!'"
"I grew up around horses, but acting and riding on camera is a whole different thing."
"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'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 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!"
"Any opportunity to get into fashion and find a beautiful dress, I'm very definitely excited about that."
"I do love singing. I wouldn't say I'm any good, but I definitely love it - especially jazz singing."
"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'm really old-fashioned. An Epsom salt bath, that's genuinely better than any massage."
"I think as a woman it's in our nature to nurture someone else. Sometimes at the expense of ourselves."
"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?"
"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."
"No talent lies in my dancing."
