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" I love skiing. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
I Love
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" You always dream of being part of a show that reaches and thrills an audience. "
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" 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. "
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" I actually read somewhere that they measured how many calories you burn from watching movies, and horror movies are way, way up the list. "
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" You can be as good an actor as you want but, if your accent is too strong, it's going to limit you. "
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" '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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Tina Fey's autobiography is very, very funny and very well written. It's her life story: it's about how she grows up in New York. There's no obvious reason why I should enjoy this - I mean, this is the autobiography of a woman in her early 40s in New York. I'm a guy from a small town in Denmark. "
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" All actors tend to be the same messed-up people. "
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" The most famous actress who did the 'dumb blond' routine was Marilyn Monroe, but she was a genius actress. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" There's a recent film, the Swedish movie 'Force Majeure.' I just thought it was brilliant. "
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" 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. "
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" I know nothing more annoying when people I don't know jump to conclusions on my person based on nothing but gossip or speculation. "
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" Everyone's expectation of New York is so big, and then you go, 'Oh, it really is like no other place on Earth!' "
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" As an actor, secrets and obstacles fuel the character. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" 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? "
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" I haven't really got any hidden talents. "
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" I'm a fan of Ed Norton. "
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" I work a lot abroad and have the most wonderful family and kids, but being away, you do miss out sometimes. I really hope I won't regret the choices in the future. "
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" I started at drama school at 18. "
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" Some of the stuff in Season 3 on 'Game of Thrones' - the amount of mud I had to eat, not intentionally but by accident - was pretty tough. "
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" One thing George R. R. Martin does is surprising things to main characters. But he says so himself. "
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" Fart jokes still work for me. "
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" Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an actor. "
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