Quotes from Natalie Dormer

I always tell people this: to be a savvy politician or a good head of state and to be charitable are not mutually exclusive things.

There was a woman in Elizabeth I's court that happened to have the same family name as me.

Kids are very cruel to each other.

Being seduced by a man on crutches was an interesting experience.

Travel is so important in its capacity to expand the mind. It's exciting to start as young as possible - you get to see how other cultures live, challenge your senses, and try different cuisines.

I love cycling.

Make-up is all about shading; it's about tactical application.

You can think what you like of Madonna - about her political choices and her PR - but you have to respect her courage not to let the critics stop her exploring her potential.

When I turn on the news in Paris, the way Syria is covered is different from the way it is covered in Washington, D.C., or London. Even in Western society, where we hold all the values of democracy and freedom of speech, as soon as you point a camera in a particular direction, there is an angle - literally and figuratively.

I don't know if I'm a daredevil, exactly, but I do enjoy a good challenge. It's the only way you grow.

I know people think that acting is not quite the occupation of grown-ups, but it is actually the ultimate learning process: You get a multitude of experiences, all for the price of one life.

I've always been a black sheep. That's a hard thing to be until you find your calling in life. I was bullied a lot at school, probably because I was perceived to be different from everyone else.

It's a writer's or director's role to be cerebral, whereas for an actor it should be a visceral, gut thing. When the action starts, it's best to turn the brain off and let it become an instinctual thing.

I love my camera crews on all my jobs. It's the half of the job that the audience never gets to see. They're integral. They're as much a part of making a movie or television show as I am.

These are moments in your life to be cherished; they don't come around that often. To be flying around in a 'Game of Thrones' jet, to be greeted by massive enthusiasts.

Everything that I do to my own hair and makeup I learned from professionals.

My first time to Rome was when I was backpacking with my best friend around Europe for a month at 18 years old, so I remember that excitement of being away from home properly for the first time.

I meet fascinating people I respect and idolise all the time.

I'm a feminist in the true sense of the word. It's about equality.

I screen tested for 'The Tudors' in N.Y. That was my first experience of N.Y., being flown here to screen test with Jonathan Rhys Meyers. So I have very, very fond memories of New York - New York helped give me my first big break.

I feel that we live in an age where everyone's trying to reduce, and soundbite, and cut it down to140 characters, and that's not what life is.

It's funny how being an actor forces you to do things or go places that you wouldn't ordinarily.

I think women have always been trying to look healthy. The makeup artists just teach you the quick cheats.

Obviously, you have quieter years than others - you don't go jumping out of a plane every day.