Emilia Clarke speaks candidly about the impact of starring in a big show like… game of thrones and Her new show Colts.
Clarke, who plays a CIA widow, is transformed into Agent Bea in Peacock’s new show ponies, She was afraid to take on a lead role on a TV show again after her nine-year stint as Daenerys Stormborn on the HBO series. He owns.
“I was definitely, like,” she raised her eyebrows and gave a panicked expression, adding, “Starring in a TV show? I know what that commitment is like.”
Clark, who has starred in various films since then He ownsis reflected in the epidemic that comes immediately after the show ends.
“It was the first time in my career that I stopped,” she said. “I had a complete mental breakdown. It was as if the timing of the pandemic had kicked in.”
“It forced me to answer some questions that I probably could have put off answering for another 10 years,” the 39-year-old said.
One question was what she wanted her career to look like.
Clarke noted that she took her sweet time realizing that “I could try to have some independence in my choices and my work. A lot of my career didn’t reflect my tastes, I kind of came out of a cannon.”
Clark also thought about how internationally famous she was game of thrones It prevents people from sweetening themselves around her.
“I never get to meet someone for the first time, because they’re not themselves. There’s always this other thing in the way of interactions,” she said.
“I live for people. It can be really frustrating, because my whole job is to communicate. The only time I can do that is when I’m someone else,” she said.
Emilia Clarke first appeared as Daenerys in the first season of the series game of thrones At the age of 24 years. She played the Khaleesi in all eight seasons of the hit show.