Emilia Clarke and Kate Mara have individual Marie Claire covers for the May edition – other cover girls include Lupita Nyong’o, Elle Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen. With the exception of Lupita, I can see why MC decided to jam so many actresses all in one month: they’re sort of bland. I mean, I love Emilia Clarke because she is the Mother of Dragons, but her interviews are pretty milquetoast. She’s just happy to be working, I think, and she enjoys the GoT gig. Kate Mara’s a trickier person to judge though… I think there’s some sisterly rivalry between Rooney and Kate, and Kate seems hyper-aware of it. Anyway, you can read the full MC profiles here, and here are some joint highlights:
Emilia on her future: “Personally, I’d like as many children as I can pop out, I reckon. You come from a happy family; you want to create a happy family. And in the same breath, I’d like to be on stage at England’s National Theatre, doing Miller and Chekhov. Give me a Sam Mendes/Tennessee Williams combination – that would be glorious. And to be making some Oscar-worthy movies with Scorsese. I’m always looking for the hard road. That way, you remain interested and interesting. Hopefully.”
Emilia on working on GoT: “To be employed by HBO, I was like, ‘I can die now.'”
Emilia’s life away from the dragons: “I get to go home and walk the dog and no one really cares in the most glorious way. They’re more intrigued about whether people are picking up the dog muck from the path.”
Emilia’s “favorite person on the planet”: Ryan Gosling. “I don’t know him. I’ve just read this interview where I’m like, ‘Okay, you’re now officially beautiful and intelligent.'”
Kata Mara on getting rid of her red hair: “I felt relieved getting rid of red – people in my family were saying, ‘Red hair is your identity – you’ll ruin it!’ But I’m an actor. I’d shave my head if the part called for it. I love morphing into someone different; it makes you wear makeup differently.”
Mara on leaving House of Cards: “It was the plan from before we began the first season. It was definitely shocking, but I was quite mentally prepared for it. Everyone on the show was so sweet about my leaving. The nicest thing is people’s reaction that they will miss Zoe’s character.”
Mara on working with Johnny Depp & Paul Bettany in Transcendence: “For a movie this large, it didn’t feel huge. Except for the occasional explosion. A lot of my scenes are just me and Paul—intimate. My favorite kind of project. I would love to be in a love story. My favorite movies to watch are relationship dramas.”
Mara’s dating Max Minghella: “Our only issue is he insisted on buying me an iPhone, and I wanted to stay with my BlackBerry. I know I’m in a movie about technology, but I’m not interested in it at all. Nor do I pay attention to politics. I’m not the person looking for the next big thing. Just the next good role.”
I truly didn’t know Kate was with Max Minghella, son of the late, great Anthony Minghella. That’s cool. I like Max Minghella a lot – he shows up in surprising places. He guests on The Mindy Project as Danny’s brother and he mixes it up with various movie roles too. He’s a cutie. I bet they make an adorable couple. Meanwhile, Emilia says that none of the dudes who think she (or the Khaleesi) is sexy ever ask her out. Someone needs to ask out Emilia! Who would I put her with…? I’m trying to think. Maybe Chris Pine?
Photos courtesy of Cedric Buchet/Marie Claire.
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