Most Films Are Written And Made With

Power Is Always A Corrupting Influence. In This Mythical Time - Let's Call It Medieval, Feudal - People In Power Are Dictatorial And Don't Want Their Positions Of Power To Be Threatened.

Because [writers] Dan Weiss And David Benioff Have Done Such A Great Job In Adapting Them, That's What We Work With. It Serves No Purpose To Anybody For Actors To Come Onto A Set With A Well-thumbed Copy Of The Source Material And Start Querying Why This Or That Line Has Been Left Out Of The Script. It's Probably Been Left Out For A Good Reason.

If I Talk About Charles Dance I Am Talking About Something Else, Something I Operate And Wind Up And Have To Make An Impression With And Use To Transmit Someone Else's Screenplay.

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.

It Starts With The Writing - Which Is Really, Really Good. And The Production Values Are Phenomenal. Hbo And Sky Have Spent Money On It, And You Get What You Pay For. This Has Money Put Into It Properly - Not Lavish Amounts - But As Each Season Is Successful, They Maintain The Money That's Being Spent To Maintain The Quality.