I wear quite fitted clothing. I don't like wearing baggy stuff.

It's a nightmare if you're working with someone you don't get on with, especially if you have to be in love with them.

You have to look at your blessings, don't you? With Thrones, I have to realize that, whatever happens, and for all the stress and the pressure that goes with it, it's been an extraordinary journey and I know I'll look back later in my life and think, 'That was crazy, that was amazing.' It's something that very, very few people experience, and I love that.

The best people to have power are the ones who don't want it.

On a serious level, I wouldnt tell the press if I was in a relationship or not. I wouldnt ever reveal that, because it takes you down a certain road... I have no desire to be courting the press with my love life.

Like every actor, you get notorious for maybe one role and then get offered a lot of similar roles.

It's very difficult to say anything in Icelandic. I can say "takk," which means "thank you." That's about all I learned.