Emilia Clarke

Music is something that's always been a huge part of my life. ”

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 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! ”

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

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. ”

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 donkeys on this West End stage with this big director, and there was a queue of 200 girls all singing 'Memory.' I was terrible. Terrible. ”

You come from a happy family; you want to create a happy family. ”

Personally, I'd like as many children as I can pop out, I reckon. ”