Quotes from Alfie Allen

Richard Madden, I loved to work alongside him; he's a very funny man.

I said I would like to do some theatre, so people started searching for some jobs for me, and I didn't think it would be the lead role in 'Equus.'

I'm really lovely and sensitive.

It's great when you see things on a massive scale and you see these huge sets, but it's not the be-all and end-all - it can be about characters as well.

Maybe I've got a bully's face, but I like playing baddies.

Meeting Peter Dinklage was just great.

I have no complaints about my childhood.

I've got rid of the ADD, but I do find it hard to concentrate sometimes.

Contrast of emotions is definitely something interesting that you like to do as an actor.

I think that's how any actor would make their performance convincing: by bringing an element of themselves into the character.

Acting has never been a thing that me and my dad have talked about. It's like footballers: when they get together, I bet the last thing they talk about is football.

I'm not an experienced sailor.

My advice to any teenager would be don't try too hard - just get on with it. That's what I did. Have fun; enjoy life.

Although I have fantastic connections, I didn't know as a child what feeling secure meant.

There wasn't a lot of discipline in my life, and I hated it being imposed on me at school.

I wanted to be a race car driver when I was a kid.

'Game of Thrones' is my big break, so I've got to make the most of it, keep acting well.

I'm definitely not a bad guy in real life.

Once I started to grow up, I realised that my parents are normal people and they can make mistakes.

You can say to actors that you've got to be the character and really get into it, but you have to make it realistic by bringing an element of yourself into it.

I haven't had a lot of 'Games Of Thrones' groupies. The fans seem to be really nice. They don't seem that invasive.

I have to work hard to be punctual, to not lose my temper, take direction and be told what to do - and most of all listen rather than talk.

Finn Jones, me and him hang out a lot.

I saw a psychiatrist when I was younger because I had ADHD, and I had some problems with authority, so I guess I can kind of relate to that in a way. I know what it's liked to be probed and to be asked questions where people are looking for a certain answer and are trying to pull something out of your answer.