I started at drama school at 18.
Acting in 'Game of Thrones' is all consuming.
I do remember a teacher telling me when I was about ten that I was really good at acting. I was so proud, even though I am sure he said that to all of us in the class.
I actually met a cop who worked with street gangs. I wanted to understand what drives someone who deals with very hardened criminals on a daily basis. How do you turn that off when you go home at night?
'Game of Thrones' is so unique, and the odds that any of us involved will be in another show like it are very slim, so I'm enjoying the ride.
I'm very good when people dress me. But I find it difficult to spend a lot of money on clothes.
I love to go into John Varvatos and look at the beautiful leather jackets. They're beautiful and soft. I try them on, and then I look at the price tag and go and pick up a t-shirt. It's just the way I am.
I like to be comfortable. If I go out, if it's a premiere, I'll put on a suit and look nice. I like Hugo Boss for that.
My old mother, she has no idea what's going on in this world.
I would be very wrong to charge anyone to watch me dance or sing.
Everyone's expectation of New York is so big, and then you go, 'Oh, it really is like no other place on Earth!'
For my kids, it's just weird to see your dad pretend to be someone else. It's weird to see your father make out with another woman. It's not cool.
Abusive relationships go on and on. You're in it for so long that it can almost be impossible to see it for what it is. That just becomes your life. We get used to and adapt.
It doesn't hurt to be in 'Game of Thrones,' that's for sure, mainly because people actually see your work, and that is great.
I think the core of Jaime Lannister is actually that final line in the pilot when he says, 'The things I do for love.' He might do horrible things - and they are truly, some of them, horrific. There's no excuses. But he does it out of what he sees as a necessity, out of love.
When I was first told about 'Game of Thrones,' I didn't know the books, anything. So I read the pilot, and when I got the first script, it was clear the story was about these people and families and a constant battle for power.
I actually read somewhere that they measured how many calories you burn from watching movies, and horror movies are way, way up the list.
Burpees are great, but they just kill you.
My ambition has always been to work with English and American actors and directors. Those were the movies that I was watching when I was growing up.
You can be as good an actor as you want but, if your accent is too strong, it's going to limit you.
