Quotes from Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

There's something liberating about watching someone not following the rules.

I always feel for the younger cast members in 'Game of Thrones.' They're really clever and smart.

Acting in 'Game of Thrones' is all consuming.

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.

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.

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.

You always dream of being part of a show that reaches and thrills an audience.

I actually met a cop who worked with street gangs. I wanted to understand what drives someone who deals with very hardened criminals on a daily basis. How do you turn that off when you go home at night?

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.

Tina Fey's autobiography is very, very funny and very well written. It's her life story: it's about how she grows up in New York. There's no obvious reason why I should enjoy this - I mean, this is the autobiography of a woman in her early 40s in New York. I'm a guy from a small town in Denmark.

I work a lot abroad and have the most wonderful family and kids, but being away, you do miss out sometimes. I really hope I won't regret the choices in the future.

Usually, on a show like 'Game of Thrones,' you don't have much time to rehearse; a lot of the sets are not available.

Most people can relate to that whole annoying thing when people think they know who you are.

Personally, I think fidelity is important. I don't see any point in being together if you're not being honest, having fun together, and respecting one another. Why would you stay in a relationship otherwise?

Abusive relationships go on and on. You're in it for so long that it can almost be impossible to see it for what it is. That just becomes your life. We get used to and adapt.

I try not to regret too much. I find that feeling guilty takes up so much of my time already.

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.

Fart jokes still work for me.

Horrible things happen all our lives; we all experience loss and death and trauma. Usually, most people, I think, we just get on with it. We don't have a whole soliloquy in the middle of something.

What I love about acting is that you are exposed to so many different things. Horse-riding, sailing, travelling to amazing places.

'Game of Thrones' is so unique, and the odds that any of us involved will be in another show like it are very slim, so I'm enjoying the ride.

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

I think advice is cheap. You can only really learn by doing and making mistakes.

The most famous actress who did the 'dumb blond' routine was Marilyn Monroe, but she was a genius actress.