VARIETY – Emilia Clarke revealed that sheâs been pressured to do nude scenes on projects following her role as the occasionally nude Daenerys Targaryen on âGame of Thrones.â Now a seasoned actor, Clarke is quick to shut down producers who wonât respect her boundaries.
âIâm a lot savvier with what Iâm comfortable with, and what I am okay with doing,â Clarke said in a recent episode of Dax Shepardâs âArmchair Expertâ podcast. âIâve had fights on set before where Iâm like, âNo, the sheet stays up,â and theyâre like, âYou donât wanna disappoint your âGame of Thronesâ fans.â And Iâm like, âFâyou.â I feel like Iâve seen enough now to know what is actually needed.â
Clarke recalled filming intimate scenes on the âGame of Thronesâ set, revealing that she found nude scenes âterrifying.â She explained how former co-star Jason Momoa acted as her mentor during the filming of Season 1.
âItâs only now that I realize how fortunate I was with that, because that could have gone many, many, many different ways. Because Jason had experience, he had done a bunch of stuff before coming on to this, he was like, âSweetie, this is how itâs meant to be and this is how itâs not meant to be, and Iâm going to make sure thatâs the way it goes,’â Clarke said, adding that Momoa would always be sure she received a robe during the filming of nude scenes. âHe was so kind and considerate and cared about me as a human being. He took care of me, he really did. In an environment where I didnât know I needed to be taken care of.â
Clarke, who was on âGame of Thronesâ for 10 years, explained how she felt first receiving the role and learning how much nudity was expected of her.
âIâd come fresh from drama school, and I was like, âApproach this as a job.â If itâs in the script then itâs clearly needed, this is what this is and Iâm gonna make sense of it,â Clarke said. âIâm floating through this first season and I have no idea what Iâm doing, I have no idea what any of this is. Iâve never been on a film set like this before, Iâd been on a film set twice before then, and Iâm now on a film set completely naked with all of these people, and I donât know what Iâm meant to do and I donât know whatâs expected of me.â
With Momoaâs guidance, Clarke felt comfortable pushing back, even requesting less nudity after Season 1.
Outside of the Emmy-winning series, Clarke has appeared in âSolo: A Star Wars Story,â âMe Before Youâ and âLast Christmas,â which is currently in theaters.
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