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Writing Quotes by Natalie Dormer

9 Writing quotes by Natalie Dormer

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Dormer’s eight‑quote set on writing captures her quick wit and keen eye for narrative nuance. The selections are concise yet evocative, giving a taste of how an actress‑turned‑author thinks about shaping stories.

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I started writing it six and a half years ago, so the landscape has changed a lot in that time.

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I'm very lucky to be in projects that have such skilled writing in them.

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I started writing In Darkness out of a frustration of the quality of roles that I was reading in scripts for women.

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I started writing it, because it was seven years ago. But yes, that is the genesis of why I started writing.

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I think the beauty of the writing of 'Game of Thrones' is not that the characters are fearless; it's how they overcome…

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As an actor, your text is your bible, so you're not making a documentary, but you still have to follow the choices…

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The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women...…

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It's a writer's or director's role to be cerebral, whereas for an actor it should be a visceral, gut thing. When the…

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As an actress, I think it’s important to look back and realize that we aren’t always quite as original as we think…

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I've never been far from the river. I'm sort of like a Thames-nymph.

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When I see a fan coming over, I can't help but make an assumption about what they want to talk about. A middle-aged American…

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The hair department on 'Game of Thrones' is incredible.

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I don't believe in nudity for nudity's sake, nothing gratuitous.

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You can think what you like of Madonna - about her political choices and her PR - but you have to respect her courage…

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I'm a London girl, so I grew up on Alexander McQueen and Vivienne Westwood... Dior, Chanel, the usual suspects.

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Three-dimensional, complex women get an audience engaged as much as the men. I’m a feminist in the true sense of the word. It’s about…

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That's part of what I touch on in my [UN] speech - when assaults happen on women and girls in these fragile countries, in…

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Dormer by name, Dormer by nature: I love to sleep.

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Privacy is important to me. But it's not just about sticking two fingers up and saying I don't want anyone to know my business.…

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My role as Ewan McGregor's girlfriend in the film 'Incendiary' ended up on the cutting-room floor, but at least I had two brilliant days…

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I'm very lucky to be in projects that have such skilled writing in them.

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I say I’m an atheist but I wouldn’t mind being visited by a ghost.

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I think every actor brings something personal to a role, right?

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I've taken my clothes off enough in my career.

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