Not Getting Lead Roles Made Emilia Clarke a Better Actor
Clarke says that while she was beginning her career as an actress, she was routinely passed over for lead roles.
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‘Game of Thrones’ Casting Director Nina Gold: “I love discovering unknown actors”
“Personally, I’m not interested in casting the most perfectly beautiful woman or someone who ticks all the boxes of what a person is ‘supposed’ to look like.” – Casting Director Nina Gold
Sophie Turner on Falling in Love with Acting and Playing Sansa on ‘Game of Thrones’
“To be able to flesh out a character for over eight or so years has been really amazing.” – Sophie Turner on Playing Sansa Stark
Kit Harington on Playing Jon Snow: “You take every scene as it comes”
“You just look like an actor wanting to change the character if you then go back and betray what your first instincts were.” – Kit Harington
Aidan Gillen on Auditions, ‘Game of Thrones’, and Having a “Pinball” Career
“I’ve never been good at auditions and I’ve never really gotten many jobs from auditions.” – Aidan Gillen
Watch: Jack Gleeson Nailed His King Joffrey ‘Game of Thrones’ Audition
Gleeson can change in and out of character is startling. First he’s asked to say a line as a typical teenager, and then he’s asked to repeat it as a villain.
‘Game of Thrones’ Actor Owen Teale: “I guarded myself not to get too emotional”
“The most important thing when playing the character was to just get rid of a whole section of feelings that I have as a human being” – Actor Owen Teale
Watch: This ‘Games of Thrones’ Audition Tape Will Show You Exactly Why These Actors Were Cast
These audition tapes, which include actors Natalie Dormer, Gwendoline Christie, Rose Leslie, are then cut to show the actual scenes from the show.
‘Star Wars’, ‘Game of Thrones’ Casting Director Nina Gold On How She Discovered Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, Emilia Clarke
Gold acknowledges that one of the hazards of her job is that agents constantly want to introduce her to their clients, but each production she works on already know what they are looking for.
Kit Harington: “You got into this job to play roles and depict characters, celebrity is an unfortunate side effect”
“I kind of weirdly fell into being an action hero…I have no f— idea how that happened. You have to remind people that you want to act rather than just run around” – Kit Harington
Lena Headey Talks ‘Game of Thrones’ And Bringing Humanity to Cersei
“Everything I do with my job, I do because I am intrigued by a character” – Lena Headey
Jason Momoa on ‘The Red Road’, Aquaman and Diversity
“I’d rather play characters than play someone who’s close to myself” – Jason Momoa
WATCH: Jason Momoa’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Audition
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dE786RERGE Considering his barbarian-like looks, it’s hard to believe that Jason Momoa had to audition…
‘Legends’ Star Sean Bean on his New Show, Method Acting and Wearing Stilettos
Sean Bean is back in the game with a new TNT show called Legends. The…
‘Game of Thrones’ Star Maisie Williams is just a Normal Teen who Enjoys Sword-fighting
[Warning: Season finale spoilers ahead. You’ve been warned!] The Season 4 finale of Game of…
When Did ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Noah Taylor Know Something Big Was Coming for his Character?
You’ve been warned…spoilers ahead! The sixth season of Game of Thrones is in full tilt…
‘Game of Thrones’ star Emilia Clarke Explains the Hard Part of her Job: Tackling High Valyrian
Last Sunday, Season 4 of Game of Thrones premiered to record ratings on HBO. For…
Emilia Clarke Tells Jimmy Fallon Her ‘Game of Thrones’ Audition Story
Emilia Clarke stopped by The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to talk about her Game…
Jason Momoa on Being Cast in ‘The Red Road’: “I had to convince them that I had it in me, which I do, I just never got the opportunity”
The SundanceTV channel has recently started creating scripted original series and the latest one is…
‘Game of Thrones’ Star Kit Harington Knows His Way Around Ash, Thanks to his Role in ‘Pompeii’
When actors make an action film, there are always hazards to the job. Just ask…
