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" I've done fairly well as a performer and a DJ in the U.K., so 'Game of Thrones' really just opened up a whole new market for me. "

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" The Raves of Thrones parties started in Australia and has since spread all over the world. However, no one does it like the Aussies. "

" I haven't read more than two pages, but my mother is a George Martin super fan. "

" I had actually sent an audition tape for Simon Pegg's movie 'Hot Fuzz,' which came to nothing. Four years after the film released, out of nowhere, I got a call saying the producers of 'Game of Thrones' wanted me to play Hodor after they had seen that particular tape. "

" I get 'Hodor' tweeted at me a lot. "

" I trained to become a sign-language interpreter because it helps you read physical expression and the emotions of body language. "

" I would relish a role that really shows a bit of background into how the bad guy got the way he is... a little more complex than cackling behind a hooded cloak. "

" I did some musical theater and studied a little bit of acting as well. "

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" I've never hidden my sexuality from anyone - my whole life, in fact - and I've been waiting for someone to ask about it in an interview, 'cause it's not something you just blurt out. "

" I was quite a shy person growing up, and drag was very much a shield for me to perform behind. "

" I really know what it's like to work and live every moment now, and I'm really grateful for that. "

" I love saying 'Hodor!' "

" It's just making sure that everyone is treated equally. Is that so progressive? I don't think it's progressive, I think it's human. And not just gay people - women's rights, immigrants, people of different ethnic backgrounds. "

" I play music for people all over the world. It's a huge privilege. "

" Everyone likes fantasy to get away from everyday life, but I think 'Game of Thrones' is not like fairies and unicorns. It's very relatable to everyday life. It's not too fantastic - just a little bit. "

" I've been thinking if 'GoT' would lend itself easily to an MMORPG. I mean, it certainly has the background and incredible storylines for it, along with some pretty huge characters to hinge the story around. "

" I just don't see why people are treated differently or with a different set of rules. It's just wrong. "

" I sorta worked out a few years ago that one of my favorite things to do in 'World of Warcraft' is look for things, to just spend the time flying around searching. "

" To play this iconic character from this historically wonderful series of books - who wouldn't take that opportunity and be happy about it? I'm happy to be Hodor forever. "

" I don't see why people are so concerned at what other people do behind closed doors or in their lives. "

" Any sort of performance was always what I was really born to do. "

" I recognise that, while I was fortunate enough to grow up without any discrimination or stigma attached at all, other people haven't been so lucky. "

" I don't see the benefit in giving yourself a belief system that allows you to judge other people. "

" My drag name was Revvlon. "

" Although I have been performing in all sorts of ways and roles since childhood, 'GoT' is my first proper venture onto the screen. "

" I have to have everything. I have to have iPads. I've had I think every generation of iPod. I've had all the consoles at least once; I've had some of them twice. I get them and get fed up with them and get rid of them. "

" I'm aware of the subgenres and why they exist. But I don't feel like I have to limit myself. I don't feel like I just have to play deep house, just play tribal house, just play progressive house. I wouldn't feel right if I had to limit myself. "

" Winterfell is atop of this huge mountain in Northern Ireland, and you can see all these weather fronts coming in. Basically, the sky circles the mountain. It's the most beautiful place. "

" In all honesty, when you talk about 'the gay community,' you are talking about my community, haha. "

" I think that's why 'Game of Thrones' is such a watercooler talking point: because there are these moments that are beautiful and terrible at the same time. "