“That scene in 'The Purge' where my kids, Mary's kids, are in danger wa...” — Lena Headey Quote

That scene in 'The Purge' where my kids, Mary's kids, are in danger was really crazy for me, because I suddenly... I have my methods as an actor, so I went to the place of 'If somebody came near my children, with bad intent?'

I'd love to have played Joan of Arc. That would have been amazing.

Nothing's ever allowed to just be entertaining. We have to talk about it.

There's nothing more exciting for an actor than a chance to lose, to be someone who has lost - especially if it's someone who starts off with a veneer of control. To be broken is wonderful.

I'm 40 next year and I'm very well aware that where I am now, it becomes a bit of a wilderness for actresses.

If you are not a feminist in love, you fail to recognise someone who does not love you. Feminism makes love easier. Otherwise, there is the danger of feeling romantically drawn to someone who does not see you as an equal.

As a band gets more successful, there's a danger of falling in love with your own shadow.

Yisrael Beiteinu has no objection to the nonviolent expression of opinion. It is violent speech that forms a clear and present danger that we refuse to tolerate.

There's always elements of danger in New York, but people are always out on the street. I don't feel scared there at all.