Will Jon Snow die in season 8? What the ‘Game of Thrones’ actors have been saying since day one
- As the final season of hit HBO series nears, here are some quotes
Long before Red Wedding became a meme and Dany’s dragons took flight, Game of Thrones stars and producers have been sharing their thoughts on HBO’s Emmy-winning phenomenon.
Culling from dozens of interviews over the first seven seasons, we’ve assembled stand-out quotes from stars and producers who sometimes foreshadowed events, and other times missed the boat.
A selection of quotes, chronologically arranged, as viewers prepare for the six-episode final season starting on April 14:
Before the show’s 2011 premiere, Sean Bean marvelled at the George R.R. Martin books on which the series is based.
It is an “incredible collection of stories and ideas. It just twists from one place to another”, he said. “He created this world that’s very believable, strangely.”
Little did Bean know that Thrones would become a cultural phenomenon, propelled by the shocking first-season death of his lead character, noble royal adviser Ned Stark.
You turn on the television, and nine out of 10 times, you’re going to see more naked women than naked men
On the eve of Season 2, Lena Headey, whose Cersei Lannister now rules Kings Landing, envisioned powerful futures for Cersei, Catelyn Stark and Daenerys Targaryen, all widowed in the bloody inaugural season.
“They’ve all survived their husbands. I think they’re all going to get stronger,” Headey said. “Whether or not that lasts is a bit different for each woman.” Two out of three ain’t bad.
