People Like Tywin Lannister Are Very Much

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.

I Was A Window Dresser For Burton's Once. What Really Put Me Off Was The Area Manager Coming Round And Saying, Charles, I Think You're A Natch At This.

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.

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