Natalie Dormer

It's funny how being an actor forces you to do things or go places that you wouldn't ordinarily.

I think women have always been trying to look healthy. The makeup artists just teach you the quick cheats.

I was frequently told at drama school that I was thinking too much. And I still have to suppress that part of me because it can sometimes be a hindrance.

To be joining 'The Hunger Games' family is such a thrill. It deserves the hype because it's well written, handles really big subject matter, but doesn't talk down to its audience. And then there's the romance element.

There was a woman in Elizabeth I's court that happened to have the same family name as me.

I'm quite physical. I'm from one of those dog-walking families where hiking up a mountain is meant to be fun.

As a child, I was prancing around in my mother's high heels and a ra-ra skirt, singing 'Material Girl' into my hairbrush.

I was a very physical child... I was a tree-climber; I was a tomboy.

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.

I'm a natural blonde!

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

Perfect is very boring, and if you happen to have a different look, that's a celebration of human nature, I think. If we were all symmetrical and perfect, life would be very dull.