86 Quotes by Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

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    For my kids, it's just weird to see your dad pretend to be someone else. It's weird to see your father make out with another woman. It's not cool.

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    It doesn't hurt to be in 'Game of Thrones,' that's for sure, mainly because people actually see your work, and that is great.

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    I think the core of Jaime Lannister is actually that final line in the pilot when he says, 'The things I do for love.' He might do horrible things - and they are truly, some of them, horrific. There's no excuses. But he does it out of what he sees as a necessity, out of love.

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    When I was first told about 'Game of Thrones,' I didn't know the books, anything. So I read the pilot, and when I got the first script, it was clear the story was about these people and families and a constant battle for power.

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    I actually read somewhere that they measured how many calories you burn from watching movies, and horror movies are way, way up the list.

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    You can be as good an actor as you want but, if your accent is too strong, it's going to limit you.

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    I think what's great is that, when HBO commit, they go in all guns blazing. They attract the very best set designers, the whole thing.

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    I did a network show in the U.S. before, and I loved it, but you have eight days to shoot an episode, and it's just a ridiculous pace.

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