For my screen test, the studio flew me out to LA club class. I’d never been to LA before, definitely never flown club class, and I got a little overwhelmed when I saw all the free food in the lounge. I swiped a tray of complimentary teabags. I just kept thinking, ‘When is this ever going to happen again?’
Because of my hair I rarely, rarely get recognized, but I was in America, in L.A., a couple of weeks ago and I was in a lift in a department store and the doors opened and this woman stood there, looked at me and just went, “Khaleesi!“ and then the doors closed! So that was mental and bizarre and rarely happens but when it does it’s normally on that kind of crazy scale.
Music is something that’s always been a huge part of my life. When I was in my teens, I thought, “Would I like to try and work hard at being an actor, or do I want to work hard at doing something musical?” Acting won out, but I do really enjoy those moments where I get to just belt something out.
“There’s so much talent out there, and I want to go out and find it and work with it. That’s my naive optimistic aim.”
“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.”
Emilia Clarke photographed by Jason Bell
“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.”
- miranda
- 17
- she/her
- usa/pa
- relatable teen
- plays violin
- runs sometimes
- takes naps to avoid responsibility
- former whovian trash, currently aesthetic trash