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You Have To Be Selfish To Be An Actor.

I've Done A Couple Of Fan Conventions And [the Fans] Are Legion. They're Rather Like Star Wars Or Star Trek Fans. We're Very Glad Of The Loyal Fans - But It's A Strange Way To Spend Your Life, Dressing Up Like Star Wars. At Least We Change Our Costumes - I Don't Spend 40 Years Dressed Up As Tywin Lannister.

People Like Tywin Lannister Are Very Much Victims Of That System, And Of That Environment: 'this Is My Place, Don't Threaten It'. I Don't Know How Relevant That Is To Today. Politics Is The Most Corrupt Profession On Earth, No Matter Where You Are.

When You Get To A Certain Age, The Work Begins To Thin Out.

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.