I read the books and I really, really wanted to play the part. I started kundalini yoga, kickboxing and running, and completely changed my diet. I felt I wanted to undergo what was necessary for the part. I love a… — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
Part of the reason why I love acting is that you do hope that somehow your work will connect to people and somehow expand their consciousness somewhat, and being able to challenge notions of prejudice through work - through my… — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
Game of Thrones' is a fantasy show not dedicated to any specific time, but it seems to exist in sort of a 1400s medieval… — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
I'm just not wearing any makeup. People thinking I'm wearing prosthetics of all sorts, I just don't have any makeup on. — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
My pseudonym is 'George R. R. Martin.' That guy's just an actor. — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
I did rhythmic gymnastics and I absolutely adored it. I was in the squad for Sussex. I wasn't stupendous, but it was something that… — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
I've always liked fairy tale and spectacle. I wouldn't say I was a fantasy fan, but anything beyond reality I've always found exciting -… — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
If I were amazing with a sword, I wouldn't care about the tender things in life. — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
I'd love to work with Lena Headey, Alfie Allen, Charles Dance. I'd love to work with Peter Dinklage. — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
The characters that I want to play are interesting women. I don't care if they're good women or bad women or vulnerable women or… — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
There's so many parts of my life that I've struggled with - that so many millions of others struggled with - about being an… — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
I am still a person with a sense of superficiality that I'm trying to challenge. — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image
I do all my own stunts and come away with bruises and scratches. — Gwendoline Christie Copy Share Image