I couldn't pick up a sword and go fight anyone, let me put it that way. It's choreography and it's acting. The best sword fights you see look amazing, but it's the acting that sells it more than anything.
I was 15 or 16 when I first saw 'Once Upon A Time In America,' so I was quite young, but I was completely blown away.
What I love about acting is that you are exposed to so many different things. Horse-riding, sailing, travelling to amazing places.
I try not to regret too much. I find that feeling guilty takes up so much of my time already.
I'm a huge 'Breaking Bad' fan; I would be really annoyed if anyone told me anything about what was going to happen in the last eight episodes.
I love political dramas. I love good story-telling.
You always dream of being part of a show that reaches and thrills an audience.
A villain to me is someone who actively seeks to hurt someone or does things for his own gain.
One thing George R. R. Martin does is surprising things to main characters. But he says so himself.
Most female actresses will have a very difficult time being made unattractive.
All actors tend to be the same messed-up people.
It's beautiful being out in the wild.
I think what's great is that, when HBO commit, they go in all guns blazing. They attract the very best set designers, the whole thing.
I did a network show in the U.S. before, and I loved it, but you have eight days to shoot an episode, and it's just a ridiculous pace.
Most of us have been in that situation where you've been falling in love with somebody who didn't feel the same way. It's not a nice situation.
Usually, on a show like 'Game of Thrones,' you don't have much time to rehearse; a lot of the sets are not available.
When someone you love is in pain, you want to do anything to comfort them.
I always wanted to be an actor, but I just never told anyone. I had this superstition that if I said it out loud, it wouldn't come true.
I love team sports.
You have to be sharp when the camera's rolling. I want to be totally unselfconscious, like a child playing. I do as much prep as possible so I can lose myself for those seconds.
