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" I'm a fan of Ed Norton. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
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" I'm a fan of great storytelling. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Fan
Great
Storytelling
" 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. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Camera
Lose
Myself
" There's nothing exceptional about me, but there's something exceptional about Jaime Lannister, and I think that's what's interesting. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Think
Nothing
Interesting
" 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. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Story
People
Know
" 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. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Remember
Proud
Me
" 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. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Think
Core
Line
" Personally, I think fidelity is important. I don't see any point in being together if you're not being honest, having fun together, and respecting one another. Why would you stay in a relationship otherwise? "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Together
Fun
Relationship
" I know nothing more annoying when people I don't know jump to conclusions on my person based on nothing but gossip or speculation. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Gossip
People
Nothing
" The more secrets and twists in a character, the better. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Secrets
Twists
Better
" If you look at most of the Royal Houses in Europe, the inbreeding was pretty outstanding. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Royal
You
Look
" It's beautiful being out in the wild. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Wild
Being
Out
" I'm very good when people dress me. But I find it difficult to spend a lot of money on clothes. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Good
Clothes
Dress
" I always feel for the younger cast members in 'Game of Thrones.' They're really clever and smart. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Clever
Feel
Game
" A villain to me is someone who actively seeks to hurt someone or does things for his own gain. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Villain
Someone
Own
" 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. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Look
Fight
Me
" Jerome Flynn is a great actor. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Actor
Great Actor
Great
" I love skiing. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
I Love
Skiing
Love
" I can't imagine life without my wife, but I don't think you should get a prize for staying together a long time. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Think
Life
Long
" You always dream of being part of a show that reaches and thrills an audience. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
You
Part
Dream
" 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. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Loud
True
Said
" I haven't really got any hidden talents. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Talents
Hidden
Really
" The most famous actress who did the 'dumb blond' routine was Marilyn Monroe, but she was a genius actress. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Dumb
Routine
She
" You can be as good an actor as you want but, if your accent is too strong, it's going to limit you. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Want
Strong
Limit
" My mum was a librarian, and my dad worked in Greenland. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Dad
Worked
Greenland
" I love political dramas. I love good story-telling. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Political
Good
I Love
" There's a Danish architecture firm called BIG. I love architecture, and I always check out their work; they're very good at reimagining the way we live. They put the human experience as the focus, with access to air and outdoor space. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Work
Good
Live
" 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. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
You
See
Long
" 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. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
American
Ambition
Growing Up
" All actors tend to be the same messed-up people. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
People
Tend
Same
" Divorce is always terrible, but I haven't met anyone who went through it and isn't happier now. "
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
Always
Divorce
Now