Claire Foy

Growing up, I was obsessed with Leonardo DiCaprio.

— Claire Foy

History has done a great disservice to Anne Boleyn.

— Claire Foy

Celebrities choose fame. Royals have it thrust on them.

— Claire Foy

You never know what state you're going to be in after giving birth.

— Claire Foy

I've seen 'Pride and Prejudice' about 4,000 times. I'm not joking: I know every single line.

— Claire Foy

I haven't really given much thought to the whole 'working mother' thing.

— Claire Foy

I just think, in every acting choice that you make, you've got to go for the least obvious choice.

— Claire Foy

I am always so envious of people who do whatever they want.

— Claire Foy

There are ugly aspects to every single person's character. In being truthful, actors do have to show the ugly side of someone's…

— Claire Foy

I'm a very emotional person, and I love feeling things, so I tend to approach things kind of openly.

— Claire Foy

I love home, any home really - my mum's, and of course my own. I love eating food there and chilling in…

— Claire Foy

I'm lucky I have a fast metabolism... my whole family does... everyone's got a lot of nervous energy so we burn it…

— Claire Foy

If I was working nine to five, acting would be my hobby... I always feel like maybe I should do an Open…

— Claire Foy

I thought she was just the Queen and he was Prince Philip, and that was just who they were, without thinking about…

— Claire Foy

I hate having to pose for photos. It's just so embarrassing. Everyone is expecting you to know what to do because you're…

— Claire Foy

I've worked in supermarkets, put tags in baseball caps and provided security during Wimbledon, but I never thought acting would be something…

— Claire Foy

The Queen has stayed with me in the sense that she lets people come to her. She doesn't feel like she has…

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I wouldn't have been able to go to drama school when I was 19. I don't think I was even conscious of…

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In the first two episodes, before she becomes Queen, I could be a lot freer with my emotions, but as the series…

— Claire Foy

The coronation is a symbol of power, but it's not a symbol for us the people. It's a symbol for that person,…

— Claire Foy

As an Englishwoman, you pick up a lot through osmosis. I've been watching the Queen all my life. But, yes, I did…

— Claire Foy

I think, whenever you're doing anything, you don't want anyone anywhere to watch it and think that what your character is doing…

— Claire Foy

With the royal family, you don't want to see them as people because it takes the sheen off. They're distant; you can…

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Any scene I've ever played where I've thought people who watch it had experienced something like that - for example, people who've…

— Claire Foy

I think we should all have a private audience with Helen Mirren.

— Claire Foy

I think, Queen Victoria's diaries, I think you can get them if you go to the British Library.

— Claire Foy

Being really likeable all the time is just not real life, so it's your duty to make a well-rounded character.

— Claire Foy

If you're doing something that's period, you've got to live in it, and you've got to make it resonate with you.

— Claire Foy

I think you can't have the monarchy without the coronation. I think you would have to get rid of the whole kit…

— Claire Foy

The idea of your younger sibling being in pain and realizing you are the cause of that pain is unbearable.

— Claire Foy

You're more inclined to be cynical about your own country, and you romanticize it from the outside. And why not? It's much…

— Claire Foy

When someone is 90, and you've seen their entire life, you just think you know everything about them and that they must…

— Claire Foy

There is no first-hand account of what the Queen was saying or thinking, so my job as an actor is to interpret…

— Claire Foy

I always like to do quite a lot of homework; I quite like to do the research. If I didn't do this,…

— Claire Foy

The monarchy is thousands of years old and has experienced many things like 'The Crown' in the past. They're always changing and…

— Claire Foy

As an actor, there's nothing worse than the sound of 'seven years'. I'm sure to some people it sounds amazing, but to…

— Claire Foy

I think, generally, British people are more culturally cynical about the things that involve our own country. Especially the royals.

— Claire Foy

I think I need to play somebody who expresses themselves and is able to communicate on a more open level, something really…

— Claire Foy

I'm realizing the more jobs I do and as my career goes on that there seems to be a theme of choosing…

— Claire Foy

I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to bring Peter Morgan's Princess Elizabeth to life; she is a gift of…

— Claire Foy