Actress

I moved to Paris for two years, then to London, then New York in 2002. In that time, I also lived in Japan, Italy, Germany - I've been a bit of a gypsy.

Fandom is amazing.

I grew up in Ireland, and there were so many things we believed in.

When I was 18, I left Dublin and moved to Paris. I didn't speak French. I didn't know anyone. I felt like a fish out of water.

'Game of Thrones' has multiple story lines, multiple countries, and it's complete fantasy.

When we think about the past, we think, 'It must have been so boring.' It's actually not.

For me, if I have the choice between an extra 45 minutes in bed or getting up at 4:30 A.M. to go to the gym, I will always choose bed.

I'm just so glad that I started acting when I did because I had this wealth of life experience. I don't know if I'd have been able to handle it had I gone out to L.A. at 22.

The herbalist I met a few times - it was great - she gave me literature about the different processes that an herbalist would do to make medicines from certain herbs and things.

Glasgow has truly become my home away from home.

Doesn't everyone hate Kristen Stewart?

The people who used to hold the purse strings were a select group of white, middle-aged men, but that's changing, and the more it continues to change, the more we'll see inclusive stories get told.

The hardest part when I decided to move into acting was trusting I'd made the right decision.

I think every credit you get and every film you have your name attached to makes things a little bit easier. It definitely opens doors up, but it's still a grind.

I would love to direct - or try my hand at it, anyway.

I would love to do some theater.

Modelling wasn't a passion of mine, so that made it get old kind of quickly. I was getting very frustrated.

I didn't start traveling abroad until I was 17, but I spent many summers on the beaches of Donegal in Ireland.

I have two incredible sisters who have very high-powered jobs and kids and, you know, both have their master's; one runs triathlons all the time.

When I'm not on a crazy schedule, I'll try to do yoga or the gym once or twice a week.