Our posture NOW defines our portion later!
There's a lovely freedom of will when you approach a character that no one has really come across before, because it is your own interpretation.
You always try to play it off cool, but even if I think I have a certain laidback body language when I'm meeting someone who I greatly admire, I still have this horrible tendency to go bright red.
Working on camera is a different ballgame in the sense that it's far more intimate work, but the basics and the foundations of being able to create something that isn't necessarily your own instincts - is a character that you have inside your head - whether you're talking about television or film or theater, that still has to be the grounding work.
I certainly relate to Ygritte in the fact that she is so strong and also ruthless as well and I feel that especially within Game of Thrones, I think that as a show, it is one of the frontrunners for showing dominant female characters and making sure that men answer to women rather than the other way around.
It's never fun to be scared [about stage fright] but I think that it is important and it's healthy to always push yourself.
I think booze is a good ritual. I think knocking back a shot of whiskey does calm the nerves and helps a lot.
If there was an abundance of misery in the world, there was also sufficient joy, yes - as long as one knew where to look for it.
It's better to be controversial for the right reasons, than to be popular for the wrong reasons.
What is algebra exactly; is it those three-cornered things?
You have a genius for bringing trouble upon yourself