You Have To Be Selfish

There Is A Huge Fan Base, They're Very Knowledgeable And Very Loyal. I Was Astonished - Before I Started Working On The Series I Didn't Know Anything About Game Of Thrones. I Hadn't Heard Of The Books. When It Started Going Out, People Were Coming Up To Me In The Street Saying [fake Cockney Accent] "oh, Game Of Thrones, F------ Wonderful.

We Get A Successful Television Series Or Something, And Next Season They Give You Less Time And Less Money, Which Is Something I've Never Really Understood. That Doesn't Happen With Game Of Thrones.

I Spent A Lot Of Time [between Takes] Apologising To Peter Dinklage [dance's On-screen Son, Tyrion Lannister] Because I Treat Him Appallingly.

It's A Question Of Keeping One's Eyes And Ears Open And Watching How Other People Play The Game. They're Watching Me Too, To See What My Attitude Is Like.

I Am Made Hand Of The King Which Gives Me An Enormous Amount Of Power, Which I Use Quite Ruthlessly - But Skilfully - And Dame Diana Rigg Joins Us [playing Political Mastermind The Queen Of Thorns] And We Have A Couple Of Really Good Sparring Moments.