Emma D'Arcy

Finding new resources to mine after 10 days of one emotionally demanding scene is challenging.

— Emma D'Arcy

I'm a huge fan of Maggie Nelson. If anyone can translate her work to the stage, it's Katie Mitchell and Margaret Perry.

— Emma D'Arcy

Rhaenyra is deeply interested in gender dynamics; she has really keen awareness for the different space that men and women are afforded.…

— Emma D'Arcy

I suppose this is, in part, a cultural thing, but certainly in the U.K., I don't think we're particularly articulate in a…

— Emma D'Arcy

I think the art of wigging is complete magic. They are made for you, so they fit your head perfectly. The illusion…

— Emma D'Arcy

My broad take would be that it's not for gender nonconforming people to solve the problems of category. There's a lot of…

— Emma D'Arcy

Crucially, in Westeros, there's probably no space for a girlboss story, because it's a patriarchal culture that keeps women tightly restricted.

— Emma D'Arcy

You can feel it in your body sometimes, after 15-hour workdays, that you need to unravel.

— Emma D'Arcy

Maybe there's a kind of companionship in talking communally about loneliness.

— Emma D'Arcy

Grief can be a really dislocating force. It can separate us from our family, from our friends, from our allies, almost as…

— Emma D'Arcy

I think I always found a lot of freedom getting to be other people. I think a lot of actors would say…

— Emma D'Arcy

When I was starting out, I really felt that I had to present as a woman in order to find success in…

— Emma D'Arcy

We do live in an age where film references are as relevant as tales from our past and the stories of our…

— Emma D'Arcy

In a way, I don't feel that they're that dissimilar. And both are quite performative, whether it's doing scared acting or attempting…

— Emma D'Arcy

I have a very normal, ordinary day-to-day life and it suits me.

— Emma D'Arcy

I suppose when it comes to my work and when I'm in that mindset, I can be quite good at sacrifice. But…

— Emma D'Arcy

It's no coincidence that patriarchal structures look to divide and conquer strong female relationships.

— Emma D'Arcy

I'm really interested in how power, for example, kind of warps reality, and I think it can be really useful to discover…

— Emma D'Arcy

The word I used when explaining it was that I am almost 'allergic' to lots of hair.

— Emma D'Arcy

I'm a nonbinary person.

— Emma D'Arcy

I'm not that bothered about the gender of a character, I'm happy to play anything. I'm much more interested in the psychology…

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In those inherently public spaces, I try to distance myself from myself. I want to be at least two steps to the…

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I keep thinking I should tell my mum that I've become a meme in the hope that she'll be happy for me,…

— Emma D'Arcy

The first time I ever had that incredible adrenalized buzz of performing in front of someone was when I played Titania in…

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I really like playing women and I'm really good at it. My worst-case scenario is that suddenly people tell me what I…

— Emma D'Arcy