Top 45 Rose Leslie Quotes

People say how come I’m from Scotland yet I sound like the Queen?! I went to boarding school in Somerset, which has probably got something to do with it.

I never wanted to be a ginger.

I’d love to try comedy, which I’ve never actually done. I could fail miserably at it, but I’d have fun working it out.

I taught myself to listen and kind of regurgitate what I was surrounded by, and it’s been a wonderful tool to have as an actor.

For the first time in my life I tried whale. It was very chewy and quite fatty. My friend had had whale before, so I knew it would be quite blubbery. It was delicious. I loved it. It was smoked, so it had a lovely kind of tangy taste to it. We had it a couple of nights. I was won over. It was very yummy.

When I left ‘Downton Abbey,’ it hadn’t yet taken off and become the phenomenon that it is, to this day. That all happened after I left. But, it was fabulous to be a part of it and to be a part of the cast. We had an absolute ball!

I’ve played American characters before, so I’ve naturally become more at ease. Still, there are some American words that I cannot get my tongue around, but if you keep it flowing, you are never too far away from the truth.

I remember loving ‘Braveheart,’ and I still do! It was one of those films my family had on video and we watched over and over again.

The ‘Game of Thrones’ wardrobe department is so detail-oriented.

I remember bossing my younger siblings around and making them put on shows and skits with me.

From a young age, I wanted to differentiate myself from my older siblings.

It’s a wonderful thing to have a character with tons of attributes.

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It’s nice to get my teeth into something that isn’t a stereotypical female role.

My mum’s maiden name was Dalglish, so I have Scottish blood in me.

Going into auditions, there is a wonderful butterfly feeling in your stomach – an equal balance of being utterly terrified and exhilarated that this is your chance.

The phenomenon that is ‘Game Of Thrones’ has propelled many actors associated with it into the minds of directors and producers, and it’s a fabulous position to be in. It’s because it’s so adored and respected, of such high quality with such amazing cinematography.

I was so fortunate; in the years that I was in ‘Thrones,’ we were able to shoot in Iceland. I think some of my favourite memories would have to be isolated out there, surrounded by nothing but snow and ice.

Working on ‘Honeymoon,’ an independent movie, was almost like working on TV with the space, and everything was stripped down – costume and hair and makeup. There was very little to hide behind, and you absolutely had to create the character from within.

With ‘Game of Thrones’ you’re not really dealing with anything that is based in reality. You have dragons and magic and all of that.

I just know that for my honeymoon, I’m not going to go to a cabin in the woods.

I wish I were as tough and strong as the women that I’m lucky enough to portray.

I have always been a big fan of the BBC program ‘Luther’ with Idris Elba.

Growing up in Britain, Michael Caine has always been such an icon. Chatting with him, I know I came across as the biggest doofus. Literally, I was, like, bowing to him.

With ‘Honeymoon,’ it was so intimate, and we literally shot it in something like 20, 24 days. Everything was very rapid and very fast, and so all of us submerged into the deep end and only really came up for air once we had wrapped.

Mum and Dad paid me 50 pence, which was a lot of money when I was 8 years old, not to dye my hair.

I had the most fantastic time filming ‘Downton.’

Mum and Dad sent us to a bilingual school, so we had half the lessons in English and half in French. But I remember being hugely lost.

I personally have been drawn to female roles who are incredibly strong; females who are dominant and know their own mind; who are feisty in their own way without being annoying. I like it when she has a dark side, but she also has a playful side.

I’m Scottish, but I also feel British at that same time.

I loved my experience on ‘Downton Abbey.’ We shot it in six months, and it was the first time I’d ever been on TV, and I was surrounded by my friends. It was a wonderful, wonderful time.

I had worked in TV prior to working on ‘Game of Thrones’ – ‘Game of Thrones’ is far more cinematic than any other television show that I had done before, and so I feel that the worlds of TV and film are most definitely merging as one.

I have had the most wonderful childhood, and I was raised in a very loving family. And it was nothing short of an amazing privilege because I was incredibly lucky to be able to play up in trees and make it like silly dens in a bush and stuff like that.

My elder brother and sister were both sporty and academic, and I think, subconsciously, I knew I couldn’t go down that avenue.

I believe that we’re not alone. How can we be alone in an infinite universe? I’m using the word ‘alien’ with a little trepidation because I know that sparks so many different versions of that word, and there are so many different images that come into one person’s head when someone says it.

I think it’s important to change and not be associated with your character too much.

Now that I know how to handle a bow and arrow, I find it very therapeutic. It is a brilliant way to ease your mind, so I am going to keep it up in my free time. It is a very fun skill to have.

It is so inspirational, to see that in the world of Westeros, men are answering to women, and they are a force to be reckoned with. It’s empowering, and it’s inspirational as well, because you’re just like, ‘This is great!’

I’m doing a bit of theatre: I’m doing a Mike Bartlett play called ‘Contractions.’ I’m very, very happy and lucky to be going back to the stage.

I certainly relate to Ygritte in the fact that she is so strong and also ruthless as well and I feel that especially within ‘Game of Thrones,’ I think that as a show, it is one of the frontrunners for showing dominant female characters and making sure that men answer to women rather than the other way around.

I definitely think it opened doors for me and what was so fantastic about ‘Downton’ being showed over in the States, was that it helped get me noticed.

I feel incredibly passionate about Scotland not becoming an independent country.

God, Americans know how to cook.

I didn’t get into university, so I had to go to drama college!

The universe is so enormous, and we have no idea what’s on the other side of the galaxy. It’s a lovely thing to be able to tap into. I’m definitely not opposed to any supernatural ideas, but I’ve never encountered any. I believe in spirits, but I’ve never seen a ghost. And I believe in Heaven and Hell.