--- title: Me Before You: Quick Talk with Emilia Clarke description: Clarke, 29, may be the fierce Khaleesi, Mother of Dragons, on Game of Thrones, but she's much bubblier in her new movie, Me Before You (out June 3), based on the best-selling novel. In it she plays Lou, an aide turned love interest to wealthy quadriplegic Will (Sam Claflin). canonical: https://time.com/4354743/emilia-clarke/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-02T10:49:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T22:20:19.137Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Me Before You: Quick Talk with Emilia Clarke og:description: Clarke, 29, may be the fierce Khaleesi, Mother of Dragons, on Game of Thrones, but she's much bubblier in her new movie, Me Before You (out June 3), based on the best-selling novel. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jun 2, 2016 10:49 AM UTC  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jun 2, 2016 10:49 AM UTC What drew you to this character? She just felt so much like me. I like people, I like laughter, I like joy. Crazily, I’m known for playing someone who’s the opposite. \[Khaleesi\] never smiles. Did you feel pressure to please the book’s fans? I’ve made naive choices to take on roles that are beloved–Thrones, Terminator, Breakfast at Tiffany’s. For better or worse, I’ve worked really hard to please the fans. For the first time, with this one, I read it and was like, “I’ve got this. I know her.” How do you handle criticism? With Game of Thrones, I feel more pressure the bigger it gets. Every season, I’m like, “Don’t let this be the season I f-ck it up.” I’m reading and researching. I watch as many strong female leaders as I can. Season 1, I got obsessed with Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth. Then I decided to watch Tilda Swinton in everything she did. I follow current affairs to try to understand where power comes from. Trump’s a hoot for that–all that self-confidence. I’ll watch speeches by leaders in languages I don’t speak, and I see if I can understand what they’re saying just based on the delivery and try to emulate that. You’re known as a prankster. Did you pull any on the set of Me Before You? It all began with a Khaleesi bobblehead doll that I was given. I mislaid it and blamed Sam. Then I found it and planted it in his bag. He held it ransom, so I put a fart machine in his wheelchair. Then Sam stole all the furniture out of my room, so I put fish in his socks, because I couldn’t think of anything else to do. –ELIANA DOCKTERMAN ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4354743/emilia-clarke/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4354743/emilia-clarke/"},"headline":"Emilia Clarke","datePublished":"2016-06-02T10:49:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T22:20:19.137Z","description":"Clarke, 29, may be the fierce Khaleesi, Mother of Dragons, on Game of Thrones, but she's much bubblier in her new movie, Me Before You (out June 3), based on the best-selling novel. 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