"I don't like the word nuclear exchange, it's like an exchange of wheat and so on. It's a horrible term and I always cross it out when I see it somewhere."

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

Source : "‘Game of Thrones’ Emilia Clarke On Daenerys’ ‘Blueprint’ For The Future". Interview with Maureen Ryan, www.huffingtonpost.com. April 27, 2012.

“I think novelists are in the education business, really, but they're not teaching you times tables, they are teaching you responsiveness and morality and to make nuanced judgments. And really to just make the planet look a bit richer when you go out into the street.”

“Every aspect of our lives is, in a sense, a vote for the kind of world we want to live in.”

“I think if you're good and you can persuade people you're going to be able to do that role and ultimately the audience buys it, then it doesn't matter whether you were really a chimpanzee in disguise! You've done it.”

Source : "Alexander Siddig Is Part of Julian Schnabel’s Latest Cinematic Canvas". Interview with Ashley Wren Collins, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 7, 2010.

“An American has invented a remote control that will turn off any telly within a 20ft radius. What a marvellous device! What a splendid invention! What a really helpful and improving way of devoting your time to building something that turns off culture. Next week, I'm instigating Burn a Book Week, to encourage even more conversation. I've come up with a fantastic little device which I'll call a box of matches.”

“The second I met Zac, I thought he was a really cool guy. It's hard not to have chemistry with someone who is so attractive.”

“No, I want big ol' ***** in my face!”

“If you have the emotion, it infects you and the audience. If you don't have it don't bother; just say your lines as truthfully as you are capable of doing. You can't fake emotion.”