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“I couldn't pick up a sword and go fight anyone, let me put it that way. It's choreography and it's acting. The best sword fights you see look amazing, but it's the acting that sells it more than anything.”
“I love team sports.”
“There's nothing exceptional about me, but there's something exceptional about Jaime Lannister, and I think that's what's interesting.”
“Some of the stuff in Season 3 on 'Game of Thrones' - the amount of mud I had to eat, not intentionally but by accident - was pretty tough.”
“I'm in a monogamous relationship and have been for many, many years. I think it's a choice. I don't think you can generalize, though, and what works for me may not work for other people, but I don't think everybody cheats. We're all different.”
“I love political dramas. I love good story-telling.”
“I do remember a teacher telling me when I was about ten that I was really good at acting. I was so proud, even though I am sure he said that to all of us in the class.”
“Most of us have been in that situation where you've been falling in love with somebody who didn't feel the same way. It's not a nice situation.”
“You always dream of being part of a show that reaches and thrills an audience.”
“You can be as good an actor as you want but, if your accent is too strong, it's going to limit you.”
“I'm very good when people dress me. But I find it difficult to spend a lot of money on clothes.”
“I try not to regret too much. I find that feeling guilty takes up so much of my time already.”
“I don't necessarily enjoy being at the gym. It's something I have to do, more than something I look forward to doing. But it does enable me to do fun things.”
“Everyone's expectation of New York is so big, and then you go, 'Oh, it really is like no other place on Earth!'”
“There's a Danish architecture firm called BIG. I love architecture, and I always check out their work; they're very good at reimagining the way we live. They put the human experience as the focus, with access to air and outdoor space.”
“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.”
“I think advice is cheap. You can only really learn by doing and making mistakes.”
“A villain to me is someone who actively seeks to hurt someone or does things for his own gain.”
“Still, to this day, I can't run on the treadmill. Why not just run outside? I never understood it.”
“Divorce is always terrible, but I haven't met anyone who went through it and isn't happier now.”