Alex Graves Quotes

I was a huge fan of 'Game Of Thrones.' I hadn't read the books but had watched the series from the beginning.

I'd like to guest star on 'Game of Thrones.' I love period pieces and dark material. I think the show has a good balance of that and some solid characters.

I do like 'Game of Thrones.' I really like it.

What's so strong about 'Game of Thrones' is that it's a character and political drama, with a sort of fantasy backdrop.

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.

I love George R.R. Martin's 'Game of Thrones' series.

But the quality of writing in the series [game of Thrones] is paramount. That's probably why all of us are involved in this and all of us are quite so loyal to it, because we don't have to expend a lot of energy trying to make a silk purse out of a pig's ear. The quality of the writing is really good, and that's what makes playing a character so enjoyable, whether he's heroic or villainous.

If I was on Game of Thrones, I think the nudity and sex questions would probably get irritating, but this is a show about sex.

One sign of a great actor is when he can be alone by himself on the screen, doing almost nothing, and producing one of a film's defining moments.

A good part's a good part. You can play serious and funny moments with a well-written role.

Still, on 'Friends', we had some guest-stars who were less than spectacular, not the stunt-casting, but just regular guest-stars, and they weren't particularly great actors, but the material was so good that they scored. It's the writing.

And I have the support of the writers: I have a great relationship with the creative team, and they have a good hold of my character and my personality, and they come up with some great stuff, and I'm forever trying to change it up, keep it fresh.

Good actors, you always know what they're thinking. That's why they're good actors.

One of the ingredients that made Cheers work so well was the great ensemble of actors we had. That's the case with any good series.

The good and wonderful thing about my whole career is that I've always felt that the audience, if I do it well, will track wherever I go, whether it's President or a lawyer or bad guy or good.

I remain a huge 'Game of Thrones' fan.

The good and wonderful thing about my whole career is that I've always felt that the audience, if I do it well, will track wherever I go, whether it's President or a lawyer or bad guy or good. All I have to do is execute the material enough where they buy into it. I've had the great luxury of the audiences accepting that.

The whole format of 'Game of Thrones' is that you just don't know what to expect.

I guess I'm just good at playing repressed individuals. I'm lucky because those are often the roles that catch people's eyes.

I believe writers need to be chameleons, or like Meryl Streep, who can play all sorts of characters. A good writer should be able to cross gender lines and people of all social classes. So for me, writing from a male point of view would be a great challenge, that I would look forward to taking on.

It's great playing a mature character. It adds something.

Luckily, I had that experience on 'Homeland,' to work with these unreal people who are unbelievably talented, great actors.

Any good actor is a character actor.

I know some really great actors who are pretty judgmental people, pretty critical people. But they're great actors. When they're acting, that's the craft.

'Game of Thrones' is the broadest of narratives. I don't know if anyone in the U.S. has done a story on such a large scale before, both in terms of what George R.R. Martin wrote and what's on the show.