124 Quotes by Lena Headey

Does our culture have a need for violence? I don't know. I guess it's a personal thing.

I'm sort of like a T. rex in the world of female actresses. Every time a job is finished, I look at my car and think, 'Could I live in it?

Having the tattoo itself is not really for the end result for me. I like having them done.

Freedom isn't free at all, that it comes with the highest of costs. The cost of blood.

I've said from day one that I've got no problem with nudity. I've done it throughout my career.

It's not socially acceptable to be a complete and utter manipulative cow.

Getting the role in '300' saved me. I'd been out of work for 11 months after 'The Brothers Grimm.' Once the film came out and didn't do so well, the director Terry Gilliam blamed me for absolutely everything. It was pretty appalling, and I had started to wonder if I'd ever get another job again when I was asked to audition for '300.

I love being physical, but I am extreme either way. I can be superfit. And then I can be really lazy and ignore everything.

People do seem to think that I'm going to be some wicked witch, and then they're always surprised to find out I'm just a little clumsy nerd.