We only make peace with our enemies. That's why it's called making peace.

People are going to die who don't die in the books, so even the book readers will be unhappy. So everybody better be on their toes. David and D.B. (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss co-creators of 'Game Of Thrones') are even bloodier than I am.

A lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it's bound to have an effect.

Madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land.

I worked out of Hollywood for 10 years and I had my heart broken half a dozen times, so I know all the things that can go wrong.

It was that white cloak that soiled me, not the other way around.

It is better to be seen as cruel than foolish.