Lena Headey
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Biography
Lena Kathren Headey is a British actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination.
"I think all of us (cast members had ideal endings in mind for our characters), to be honest, because you start trying to write the story yourself"
"And (Williams) and I would fantasize about a Cersei and Arya showdown that she would come back as Jaime. That was our dream. But they made different choices"
"I miss the people — because you fall in love with people, and you create these family units. So that takes a little while to go through. There's a weird grief from those relationships."
"I have an internal protectiveness where it's like, if it comes to just me, as frightened as I am of losing someone I love or things going sour or simply being alone, there is a dark place in my brain where I'm like, It could happen and I'm okay, I'm prepared."
"Since being quite young, I've had a very strong sense of independence and survival. As a child, I was on my own two feet emotionally."
"For me, horror movies are a real escape."
"Nothing I do is by design. It's always the result of a happy accident. I didn't have a career plan. It has just become the way it is. It's all good fun."
"Maybe you just don't see your own beauty."
"I'm sad I'm not in 'The Purge 2.'"
"There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful."
"I took up boxing as a fitness thing. I got obsessed, and I would go every day when I wasn't working. It's just an insane sport when you get into it."