Quotes from Natalie Dormer

I've never been far from the river. I'm sort of like a Thames-nymph.

I was so excited to work with Ridley Scott. Who wouldn't be?

Shaving half my head was a look that meant I could go punkier with my style.

We all need some TLC and to pat ourselves on the back from time to time.

I think we all remember Emma Peel from 'The Avengers,' the feminist icon that she was in the late '60s.

As an actress, I think it's important to look back and realize that we aren't always quite as original as we think we are. There's this grand, textured history for us over the last 100 years of incredible writers, directors, and performers.

When I wake up on a Sunday morning with a slight hangover, in the gym with no makeup on, that's who Natalie Dormer really is. The girl next door who gets a spot on her forehead occasionally.

I'm a natural blonde!

I think every actor brings something personal to a role, right?

Emilia Clarke has beautiful brunette hair.

I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.

What makes me really happy is a walk in the English countryside. A nice sunset, that British countryside - it means I'm home.

More often than not, I get cast as quite Machiavellian roles - it's something about my face; I'm quite shifty or something!

I was frequently told at drama school that I was thinking too much. And I still have to suppress that part of me because it can sometimes be a hindrance.

For me, the sexiest men don't know they're drop-dead gorgeous. Not that I'd ever rule out a pot-bellied plumber in the right circumstances.

You don't want the white men to be written in a three-dimensional way but the black men, not. I mean, it's just about [how] scripts should always reflect real human beings. So that's what I look for.

Perfect is very boring, and if you happen to have a different look, that's a celebration of human nature, I think. If we were all symmetrical and perfect, life would be very dull.

You can be a good human being and just be shrewd.

I buy the odd book. There's a great book out at the moment called Ego Is the Enemy.

Cutting one side of your head for a few months is not a big deal compared with what other people have to deal with in the world. Plus, hair grows back.

I'm not clever enough to be in machinations and real politics.

We live in one of the most complex ages for young, professional women.

From my experience of shooting 'Tudors' on the island of Ireland, you cannot predict the weather.

So many little girls dream about their wedding day. But with actresses, sometimes it's the inverse, because we get to be the centre of attention, looked up and down, dressed up for premieres all the time. The pull isn't quite as great.