{"author":"Natalie Dormer","author_id":"Natalie+Dormer","total_quotes":15,"quotes":[{"text":"Because of my job, I get a lot of opportunity to grab a few days here and there in many cool cities for press commitments, magazine shoots and premieres - Barcelona, Madrid, Rome, Paris, Stockholm, New York, Berlin. I always try to get to a gallery or museum if there's time.","author":"Natalie Dormer","tags":["time","opportunity","job "],"id":1593,"author_id":"Natalie+Dormer"},{"text":"I think the beauty of the writing of 'Game of Thrones' is not that the characters are fearless; it's how they overcome their fear, you know?","author":"Natalie Dormer","tags":["fear","writing","game "],"id":4682,"author_id":"Natalie+Dormer"},{"text":"I've always been a history lover. I've spent a lot of recreational time walking around historical castles and estates, in Britain and Europe, and so I know what the real thing looks like.","author":"Natalie Dormer","tags":["time","walking","know "],"id":33407,"author_id":"Natalie+Dormer"},{"text":"You can think what you like of Madonna - about her political choices and her PR - but you have to respect her courage not to let the critics stop her exploring her potential.","author":"Natalie Dormer","tags":["respect","choices","political "],"id":68029,"author_id":"Natalie+Dormer"},{"text":"For me, it's not necessarily interesting to play a strong, fearless woman. It's interesting to play a woman who is terrified and then overcomes that fear. It's about the journey. Courage is not the absence of fear, it's overcoming it.","author":"Natalie Dormer","tags":["journey","courage","strong "],"id":115520,"author_id":"Natalie+Dormer"},{"text":"So many little girls dream about their wedding day. But with actresses, sometimes it's the inverse, because we get to be the centre of attention, looked up and down, dressed up for premieres all the time. The pull isn't quite as great.","author":"Natalie Dormer","tags":["time","day","great "],"id":139345,"author_id":"Natalie+Dormer"},{"text":"Actors have this amazing skill - we bond quite quickly but equally we move on quite quickly. There's nothing particularly cold or capricious about it - we're troubadours and lead a troubadour's lifestyle.","author":"Natalie Dormer","tags":["bond","lifestyle","skill "],"id":147268,"author_id":"Natalie+Dormer"},{"text":"Travel is so important in its capacity to expand the mind. It's exciting to start as young as possible - you get to see how other cultures live, challenge your senses, and try different cuisines.","author":"Natalie Dormer","tags":["challenge","mind","start "],"id":168109,"author_id":"Natalie+Dormer"},{"text":"The most amazing set where I've shot 'Game of Thrones' is definitely Croatia, in Dubrovnik. It's such a stunning country with lots of good watersports there as well. Just a beautiful, beautiful place.","author":"Natalie Dormer","tags":["beautiful","good","game "],"id":184838,"author_id":"Natalie+Dormer"},{"text":"The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women... The writing of female characters is extraordinary and equal to the men.","author":"Natalie Dormer","tags":["women","strong","writing "],"id":227732,"author_id":"Natalie+Dormer"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":15,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}