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.

Rose Leslie

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.

Rose Leslie

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

Rose Leslie

You always try to play it off cool, but even if I think I have a certain laidback body language when I'm meeting someone who I greatly admire, I still have this horrible tendency to go bright red.

Rose Leslie

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.

Rose Leslie

First and foremost, Scotland is my home, and I do consider myself Scottish, but I also feel very British, and I hope that Scotland stays within the Union. I have a real concern about independence.

Rose Leslie

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

Rose Leslie

I do love archery in my day-to-day life because I find it very therapeutic, and I've trained every season with the bow and arrow.

Rose Leslie

I was lucky enough to get into drama school in London back in 2005, and I was there for three years, and in those three years, we did a lot of theater. A lot of classical training.

Rose Leslie

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

Rose Leslie

Certainly part of being from a big family is that you have to shout to make yourself heard.

Rose Leslie

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.

Rose Leslie

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

Rose Leslie

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

Rose Leslie

I like to think that I can run, but I remember once running up and down through different terrains while on set in Iceland, and I face planted.

Rose Leslie

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.

Rose Leslie

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.

Rose Leslie

The gap between film and TV is narrowing, and that's great for us all.

Rose Leslie

My parents live there, and I was born and raised in Scotland. I lived there for the first 11 years of my life, until my parents decided to take our family to France where we lived for a couple of years. We then moved back to Scotland, and that is where I feel most home - where I come back to myself, and I love more than I can say.

Rose Leslie

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.

Rose Leslie

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.

Rose Leslie