Emilia Clarke didn't accept the role of Anastasia Steele in the hit film "Fifty Shades of Grey" because of her nude scenes in "Game of Thrones."
In an exclusive interview with Marie Claire UK, Clarke explained that her current role as Khaleesi is the main reason she had to turn it down.
"I really wanted to work with [Fifty Shades director] Sam Taylor-Johnson because she's f---ing amazing," she explained. "But there is a huge amount of nudity in the film. I'll never say, 'I'm never doing nudity' because I've already done it, but I thought I might get stuck in a pigeonhole that I would have struggled to get out of."
"I'd done nudity before and was concerned with being labeled for doing it again," Clarke also told The Hollywood Reporter.
She just doesn't want to be known as an actress who only does nude scenes, which is why her new role as Sarah Connor in "Terminator: Genisys" is perfect.
In the summer blockbuster, Clarke worked with Arnold Schwarzenegger. She admitted to having to do some serious weightlifting for the role to keep up with the boys, and because the props were "super heavy."
"I needed to know what to do to have Arnold go, 'Very nice.' That was my goal," she said.
Clarke also went on to admit that she will never, ever Google herself again.
"I remember when everything first kicked off, I Googled myself. You just do it; it's instinct," she revealed. "But never again. It just takes that one person who says, 'She's a fat bitch,' and you're like, 'I'm a fat bitch!'"
Check out the full interview with Marie Claire in the July 2015 issue.
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