40 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Claire Foy, According To Claire FoySkip To ContentHomepageSign InSearch BuzzFeedSearch BuzzFeedlol Badge Feedwin Badge Feedtrending Badge FeedCalifornia residents can opt out of "sales" of personal data.Do Not Sell My Personal Information 2022 BuzzFeed, Inc PressRSSPrivacyConsent PreferencesUser TermsAd ChoicesHelpContactSitemapPosted on 12 Oct 2018 40 Very Important Rapid-Fire Questions With Claire Foy The queen herself told us about her weirdest fan encounter, her love of food, and playing Janet Armstrong in First Man. by Ellie BateBuzzFeed StaffFacebookPinterestTwitterMailLink Claire Foy has been a household name ever since she took to our screens in 2016 as Queen Elizabeth II in Netflix's The Crown. In the last two years, she's won a Golden Globe, an Emmy, and two SAG Awards — and she's only just getting started. Next month we'll see Claire become Lisbeth Salander, also known as the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, in The Girl in the Spider's Web, but as of right now, she's Janet Armstrong in La La Land director Damien Chazelle's First Man. Claire is a queen both onscreen and off, so when BuzzFeed UK got the chance to chat to her while she was promoting First Man in London recently, we took the opportunity to learn a little bit more about her with a round of rapid-fire questions... View this post on Facebook Facebook: video.php 1 Tea or coffee Claire Foy: Neither at the moment. I’m caffeine free, unfortunately. 2 Puppies or kittens CF: Puppies. 3 What animal are you most similar to Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF BuzzFeed CF: A killer whale. [laughs] 4 Have you ever been mistaken for another celebrity CF: Anna Friel or Felicity Jones, on a regular basis. 5 What was the most exciting element of playing Janet Armstrong in First Man CF: Being on set with Ryan Gosling and Damien Chazelle. 6 What were you most apprehensive about when it came to playing your character CF: The accent. 7 What was the most challenging scene to film Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF BuzzFeed CF: The final scene before Neil leaves to go off on launch. It was a tough, tough all-nighter. It was long, emotional, and very, very tiring. 8 What aspect of Janet s personality do you relate to most CF: Her energy. I think she wants to get the most out of each day, and she’s very resilient. She can shoulder quite a lot of stuff. 9 Where is your favourite place in the world CF: Oh, there are too many places. Anywhere with food, people, and beautiful skies and nature. 10 Where is one place you ve never been to but would love to visit CF: India. 11 What is the strangest possession you own CF: Oh my god. Strangest? I mean, I own a lemon rinder, which is a bit strange. I never thought I’d have one of those. 12 What s your favourite pizza topping Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF BuzzFeed CF: Cheese. Tomato. Basil. [chef’s kiss] Just a margherita. Ugh, god. 13 What s your drink of choice CF: Red wine or a Cosmopolitan. 14 What s your favourite drunk food CF: Pizza. 15 What advice would you give to your younger self CF: Just get on with it. [laughs] Just shut up! No more excuses, just get on with it! 16 What s the best piece of advice you ve ever been given CF: As long as it’s true, and it’s from you, it’ll be new. 17 What s the craziest fan encounter you ve ever had Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF BuzzFeed CF: I don’t think I’ve had anything that crazy, really. I was coming out of an eye hospital, and someone shouted at me as I was getting in a cab, saying that I was the reason they moved to the United Kingdom. I had iodine running down my face and could barely see. But that was strange because of me, not because of them. They were lovely. 18 Have you ever freaked out about meeting a celebrity CF: Tina Fey was quite special. And I love Sarah Paulson. 19 Who is one actor you d love to work with but haven t yet CF: Oh my god, all of them. I think Javier Bardem’s amazing. I’d love to work with Javier Bardem. Laura Gallant / BuzzFeed 20 What s your signature dance move CF: Flailing. 21 Do you have a secret talent and if so what is it Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF BuzzFeed CF: I can Irish dance. Not well. 22 What s the most challenging role you ve ever played CF: I played Lady Macbeth, and that was quite challenging. Scottish, Shakespeare, on stage. Lots of difficult elements. Lots of blood. 23 What s the most fun you ve ever had playing a role CF: I did a film with Steven Soderbergh last summer, which was just so much fun, because I just got to run around and scream. And The Crown was fun, but that’s just because of Matt Smith. 24 Who s one real-life person you d love to play in a movie CF: My nan. 25 If you could use any of your past characters quotes as a life motto what would it be Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF BuzzFeed CF: I don’t think I’ve ever had a line that sort of embodies life, but in The Crown I had a line which was, “That’s the thing about happiness — all it takes is for something worse to come along, and you realise it was actually happiness after all.” Which is quite true. Good old Peter Morgan. 26 What s your biggest pet peeve CF: People not being nice to each other. People being mean-spirited and thinking the worst of people. Especially when they’re driving. Or when they’re walking down the street. Or just anybody thinking everyone’s out to get them. 27 What s the one thing you re most afraid of CF: Death. [laughs] Just the big one. 28 Who was the last person you texted CF: My friend Lucy. 29 What s your most-used emoji CF: The heart. Definitely the heart. If that even counts as an emoji. 30 What TV show have you been watching recently Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF BuzzFeed CF: I’ve just started Maniac. I’m very excited, I love Emma Stone. It’s great times. 31 What was the last song that was stuck in your head CF: Oh, god. “Low” by Flo Rida. 32 What s your go-to karaoke song CF: Foreigner. “I Wanna Know What Love Is”. 33 What was the last movie you saw CF: Pretty Woman! I watched it on the plane to LA. 34 What movie never fails to make you cry CF: Bridges of Madison County. 35 What was the last book you read CF: “A Little Life”, which was great. 36 What job would you want to do if you weren t an actor CF: Be a doctor. 37 What s one thing that s guaranteed to make you happy Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF Tap to play GIF BuzzFeed CF: Food. 38 What is your proudest achievement CF: My daughter. 39 What s one ambition you have yet to accomplish CF: To learn French. 40 And finally what s one thing people would be surprised to know about you CF: I don’t know, you’d have to ask them. I’d probably say something and they’d be like, “No, I’ve always thought that.” [laughs] Laura Gallant / BuzzFeed Thanks for chatting with us Claire You can watch Claire Foy as Janet Armstrong in First Man in cinemas now Share This ArticleFacebook PinterestTwitterMailLink BuzzFeed DailyKeep up with the latest daily buzz with the BuzzFeed Daily newsletter!This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.