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I am actress Natalie Dormer, from The Forest & Game of Thrones. AMA!
Hi Reddit!
Natalie Dormer here. You may know me from my roles as Margaery Tyrell in the HBO series Game of Thrones and as Cressida in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Parts 1 & 2….and my latest film The Forest, which comes out THIS Friday! Thanks everyone for all the questions! Great chatting with you all!
Proof: https://www.instagram.com/p/BANWgxtH6I1/?taken-by=nataliedormerintheforest
Watch the trailer of The Forest here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQU3F40Prms
lecoeurmecanique3172 karma
Hi Natalie, I drew a picture that I procrastinated on too much to finish a while back. You might not see it but I figure I'd try.
Also, if you could have been in any film/TV show that's already been made, what would it have been? c:
EDIT: if anyone else would like a link to more of my art feel free to PM, I don't really have a dedicated art page.
NatalieInTheForest2831 karma
That is stunningly beautiful!!! Really amazing. Thank you so much. You are very talented.
When I was younger, I loved Frasier and this summer I met Kelsey Grammer at the Dinard Film Festival and I was kind of freaking out when I met him. So I guess Frasier would have been my dream TV show to be on!
arctic923169 karma
Would you rather fight 100 Tyrion-sized mountains, or one mountain-sized Tyrion?
NatalieInTheForest3854 karma
That's a pretty good question! One mountain-sized Tyrion because I'd probably convinced him to have a drink with me. We can just have red wine together.
cmae34lars2289 karma
If you had to pick one Game of Thrones character you would want to see survive all the way to the end (besides Margaery), who would you choose?
agwe1712 karma
Hi Natalie - did you get to travel to that Japanese suicide forest in preparation for the movie and if so what was it like?
NatalieInTheForest2555 karma
I visited it for a day. It's really beautiful. It's the perfect place to be in the day if you stay on the path....but of course, Sara leaves the path in the movie and then it gets dark and then.....!!!!!
NatalieInTheForest2442 karma
No, it actually heightens the experience because now I actually appreciate the process behind them as well.
NatalieInTheForest3651 karma
The things that I say off the cuff or impulse will be held against me for all time.
IndeedHowlandReed1322 karma
Hi Natalie , serious question , what is your favourite type of cheese?
Marxist_Saren1044 karma
Hey, Natalie. Huge fan!
What is it like working with Diana Rigg on Game of Thrones? Is she very like her character?
NatalieInTheForest1658 karma
She's like Olenna in the sense that she's wise, seen it all, done it all and tells really great stories.
UrFavMexican96850 karma
Hey Natalie huge fan!!
Question: if I bought you pizza and drinks, would you be down on going on a date with me?
NatalieInTheForest2537 karma
I'm fine with it but my fiance may have something to say about it.
NatalieInTheForest1555 karma
It would probably be something from Kate Bush but I can't narrow it down. I love Rolling Stone, Led Zeppelin, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Hozier. Now you got me started and I can keep going....
londoner96712 karma
Hello Natalie :)
I remember reading somewhere that you love history (which basically made me adore you on a whole new level) so I was wondering what your favourite period of history is?
P.S I read lots of history books and watch a lot of historical dramas, and I have to say that I think your portrayal of Anne Boleyn is the best bit of acting I have ever witnessed. No one else should ever be allowed to portray her, because no performance will ever come close to yours.
All the very best with The Forest - I look forward to seeing it in the UK xx
FortunateSon55544 karma
Who has been your favourite actor to work with so far in your career?
NatalieInTheForest1074 karma
I really love it when you can work with the older greats. Christopher Lee, Donald Sutherland, Diana Rigg, Jonathan Pryce. You learn so much from them and you get to hear all the great stories.
legrandmaster518 karma
What kind of roles or genres have you not yet done but would love to try?
NatalieInTheForest1033 karma
I would love to try Rom Com, a hard hitting drama and I'd be up for a full on action movie.
NatalieInTheForest1038 karma
Anywhere I can scuba dive - Caribbean, the Maldives, Australia, Malaysia. The list goes on....
NatalieInTheForest791 karma
I adore turtles! They're my favorite things to look at while I'm diving especially the giant green ones.
lordalador458 karma
Hi Natalie. Big fan of all your work and am looking forward to your new film.
My questions are:
What are your favourite TV shows on at the moment?
What was the last book you read?
Are you planning on visiting Australia to meet fans here at a convention in the future?
NatalieInTheForest1098 karma
Ive just started binge watching Mr Robot
War & Peace
Ive got friends that live in Melbourne so I really want to come visit but Ive been trying to find time in my schedule. Its a long way to go!
NatalieInTheForest1008 karma
Just before Christmas someone jumped out of a moving car, ran across the street and ran half way across a park I was walking in to ask me for a picture!
Z3r0mir348 karma
How much did you know about this forest and its history before reading the script?
Thanks for always being so awesome with your fans!
NatalieInTheForest501 karma
Nothing! It really surprised me that i didn't know anything about the Aokigahara forest.
NatalieInTheForest921 karma
Being in the forest where there's no wifi or cell phone connectivity. For a 21st century girl, that's pretty scary! LOL!
hazeleyedwolff236 karma
Hi Natalie, do you plan on running any marathons this upcoming year?
NatalieInTheForest519 karma
This April, I'm running the London marathon for ChildLine/NSPCC.
Mevansuto207 karma
What is your favourite outfit that you have worn on Game of Thrones or the Tudors?
What's your favourite photoshoot that you've done?
NatalieInTheForest412 karma
I love Margaery's prison sack cause it means I can eat as much as want at lunch! Just kidding... I loved the dress I wore in the Joffrey Bow & Arrow scene. And I loved all the Anne Boleyn dresses. They were just amazing!
And I really have loved all the photo shoots Ive been a part of! They were all amazing collaborations!
sredac143 karma
If you were stuck on a deserted island what three objects would you bring?
NatalieInTheForest405 karma
My yoga mat, the complete works of Shakespeare so I can finally read them all and Vaseline because my lips get chapped.
NatalieInTheForest413 karma
There's a little bit of me in all of them. That's how acting works.
"I'm not one and simple, but complex and many." ~Virginia Woolfe's The Waves
pauly041813 karma
What is The Forest about and why did you decide to take the part?? Thank you for the AMA!
EDIT: i watched the trailer but wanted to hear about the movie from her perspective~
NatalieInTheForest7 karma
It's about someone facing their inner demons and it's about how far you would go for someone you love.
I took the role because I thought the script was really clever in its premise and if my sister disappeared in the Aokigahara forest, I would go find her.
Laepful10 karma
Hi Natalie, Hope you're doing good!? I have no question, I just wanted to stop by and say hello :)
NatalieInTheForest61 karma
I have no idea! I'm sorry I'm a Brit - it's all about Rugby for me.
myothermain7 karma
Thanks for doing this AMA! Big fan of Tudors/AGOT - you have a wonderful talent for playing power hungry sweethearts - "I want to be the queen" is one of my favorite exchanges on the show.
Question: What are your favorite books?
NatalieInTheForest8 karma
I'm a godmother and Im getting really excited to give all my favorite childhood books to my goddaughter. Some of my favorites are.....
Alice and Wonderland Winnie the Pooh The Gruffalo
NatalieInTheForest12 karma
I used to play Sonic the Hedgehog when I was little. #ThrowbackThursday #TBT
El_Batano3529 karma
What was it like to kiss Jennifer Lawrence while being interviewed?
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