Emilia Clarke
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I think it's happening.
And she was like,
I mean, what do you say to that?
And in my head, I was like, if I'm going to die, I'll do it on live TV.
Like, let's go.
There is no other option, which was after each, I was blessed that after each of my brain injuries, in my mind, there was no other option but to carry on.
I was raised by a family that did not partake in pity.
Self-pity was not on the table.
It's not how we operated.
And one of the deepest cuts of having the second brain hemorrhage was that I was like, that's not very fair.
Why did I have to have another one?
And that thought felt...
Like going backwards.
That being the biggest issue.
Yes.
That's what it does.
And is that why you've chosen recovery as a failure?
Yes, because I didn't.
I didn't do any of the things.
I did not take care of myself.