Quotes from Emilia Clarke

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

Never trust anyone whose TV is bigger than their book shelf

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

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

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

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.

I love my Spanish fans!

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

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

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.

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

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 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.

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.

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

No talent lies in my dancing.

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

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 spent most of my life watching HBO series wishing that at some point in my career I might be able to work with them.

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!

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!'

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.