The best Quotes by Emilia Clarke

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

I came out of my mum's stomach going, "I want to be an actor!"

One of the many things I love about Daenerys from Game of Thrones is she's given me an opportunity to fly the flag for young girls and women, to be more than just somebody's wife and somebody's girlfriend.

The '90s were really just bad for fashion and hair.

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

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

There are no captions on red-carpet photos that say, "This girl trained for two weeks, she went on a juice diet, she has a professional hair and makeup person, and this dress was made for her." I just wish they'd say, "It ain't the truth."

I told my parents I wanted to be an actor, and they were getting ready for a life of unemployment.

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

My life is unrecognisable compared to what it was - "Game of Thrones" has opened doors that were never there before.

Croatia has been glorious - it's so beautiful, and I want to go back as often as I can.

I long for the countryside. That's where I get my calm and tranquillity - from being able to come and find a spot of green.

The next time you raise a hand to me will be the last time you have hands.

We obviously didn't communicate clearly. We are here to discuss your surrender, not mine.

People learn to love their chains.

But it is not your screams I want, only your life. I remember what you told me. Only death can pay for life.

Lannister, Targaryen, Baratheon, Stark, Tyrell... they are just spikes in a wheel. This one's on top, then that one's on top, and on and on it spins, crushing those on the ground. I'm not going to stop the wheel, I'm going to break the wheel.

Barristan Selmy: "Sometimes it is better to answer injustice with mercy."
Daenerys: "I will answer injustice with justice!"

The next time you fail me will be the last time you fail me.

A dragon is not a slave!

Razdal mo Eraz: "Your reign is over!"
Daenerys: "My reign has just begun."

Until the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, until the rivers run dry and the mountains blow in the wind like leaves. When my womb quickens again, and I bear a living child. Then you will return, my sun-and-stars, and not before.

I will do what queens do. I will rule.

Yes. All men must die, but we are not men.

I'm gonna be a pilot. The best in the galaxy.

A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.

If you only ever read one book in your life I highly recommend... keeping your f*cking mouth shut.

After all, I'm just a girl, standing in front of a boy, asking him to love her.

Talk is cheap, but when you go out there and prove it - you're the first one to show up for practice, and you're the last to leave - that's how you lead by example.

Everyone looks cool in the '90s.

You should never trust a woman who just had her heart broken. We tend to lie.

She warned him not to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within.

But fame is a strange thing. Some men gain glory after they die, while others fade. What is admired in one generation is abhorred in another.

Acting is like lying. The art of lying well. I'm paid to tell elaborate lies.

No wonder the city never sleeps, it's too busy trying to get laid.

The most amazing set where I've shot "Game of Thrones" is definitely Croatia, in Dubrovnik. It's such a stunning country with lots of good watersports there as well. Just a beautiful, beautiful place.

For the soul, laughing is what oxygen is for the lungs.

It's not about the absence of fear. It's overcoming it.

If there hadn't been women we'd still be squatting in a cave eating raw meat, because we made civilization in order to impress our girlfriends.

My philosophy is: It's none of my business what people say of me and think of me.

One candidate is too old and mentally unfit to be president. The other one is me.