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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.

I Have To Admit That I Haven't Read Any Of The Books [of George Martin's "game Of Thrones"] And I Don't Refer To Them. Apart From Anything Else They're Very Thick [in Size] And They Frighten Me. A Terrifying Prospect.

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.

A Handful Of Older, Romantic Leading Men, Like Sean Connery, Jack Nicholson, And Robert Redford Are Still Landing Parts.

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.