Carice van Houten

“I never believe in going to America with my show reel and knocking on every agent's door. I couldn't even do it. I'm way too insecure and too proud.”

“I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.”

“Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.”

“I speak French, German, English, and Dutch, and I can say a few words in Spanish - none of these languages have anything to do with Valyrian.”

“I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.”

“Most directors that I've worked with - I've worked with before, especially in Holland - and they know that I'm somebody who talks and asks, and talks, and talks, and talks and questions and turns things around. I'm like a little cat, walking around my little nest until I find my place.”

“I think it's cool people love to hate me.”

“I don't know how to play evil.”

“My father is a silent cinema freak, so he took me to 1925 silent films that took forever, like 5-hour movies, but I've seen a lot of that stuff since I was young. And then I saw the film 'Annie,' and I just wanted to be Annie; I just wanted to be that orphan kid and wanted to sing and dance.”

“If I go to Hollywood, I will have to start all over again - which is fine and makes me humble.”

“I think I'm a very intuitive actress.”

“There doesn't seem to be a religion in 'Game of Thrones' that's totally peaceful... we haven't seen any Buddhists.”

“It's great to play somebody's wife, but not all the time. There's so many other stories to tell.”

“I do this acting thing mostly for myself. I like to make a connection and communicate with the audience to make myself feel less lonely. I also do it to develop my own character, so sometimes I do it to just be away in a certain area that I've never been to. But mostly, the story has to do something for me.”

“I've never really considered packing my suitcase and heading to Hollywood.”

“I'm a singer and working on my second album. I write and produce. There is so much more that satisfies me. So there's not just this one ambition to become an American movie star. Because I will never become an American movie star.”

“I pick up on other people's discomfort.”

“I'm completely the opposite of what I play on 'Game of Thrones.'”

“I come from Holland, and there's a lot of nudity in film there.”

“In my own country, I play light comedies and funny parts.”