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As an actor, there's nothing worse than the sound of 'seven years'. I'm sure to some people it sounds amazing, but to us, it's, like, seven years of playing the same person.

~Claire Foy

Topics: Actor Amazing Like Nothing People Person Playing Same Seven Some Some People Sound Sounds Sure Than Us Worse Years

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Celebrities choose fame. Royals have it thrust on them.

~Claire Foy

Topics: Celebrities Choose Fame Them Thrust

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I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to bring Peter Morgan's Princess Elizabeth to life; she is a gift of a role and a challenge I am so grateful for - a young woman trying to navigate a path through an extraordinary situation.

~Claire Foy

Topics: Am Bring Challenge Elizabeth Extraordinary Feel Gift Grateful Had Life Lucky Morgan Navigate Opportunity Path Peter Princess Role She Situation Through Trying Very Woman Young Young Woman I Am I Feel

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Philip's story is the most interesting in the royal family - his background is the opposite of what you'd think. Everyone has this idea that Philip is this bumbling, deliberately posh sort of man who says the wrong thing.

~Claire Foy

Topics: Background Deliberately Everyone Family His Idea Interesting Man Most Opposite Philip Posh Royal Royal Family Says Sort Story Thing Think Who Wrong Wrong Thing You

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When someone is 90, and you've seen their entire life, you just think you know everything about them and that they must live a straight-laced life.

~Claire Foy

Topics: About Entire Entire Life Everything Just Know Life Live Must Seen Someone Them Think You

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There is no first-hand account of what the Queen was saying or thinking, so my job as an actor is to interpret her circumstances.

~Claire Foy

Topics: Account Actor Circumstances Her Interpret Job Queen Saying Thinking

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In the first two episodes, before she becomes Queen, I could be a lot freer with my emotions, but as the series goes on, she develops an armour in order to cope with her circumstances. She has to be a sphinx, which must be so hard. Imagine never being able to shout, 'Shut up,' or cry, even in front of your own family.

~Claire Foy

Topics: Able Becomes Before Being Circumstances Cope Could Cry Develops Emotions Episodes Even Family First Freer Front Goes Hard Her Imagine Lot Must Never Order Own Queen Series She Shout Shut Shut Up Sphinx Two Up Which Your

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As an Englishwoman, you pick up a lot through osmosis. I've been watching the Queen all my life. But, yes, I did watch news footage and was able to pick a couple of little tics. For instance, she plays with her hands a lot and has a certain way of holding them on her lap when she's in public.

~Claire Foy

Topics: Able All My Life Been Certain Certain Way Couple Did Footage Hands Her Holding Instance Lap Life Little Lot My Life News Pick Plays Public Queen She Them Through Up Watch Watching Way Yes You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actress

Born: April 16th, 1984

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