When I'm applying for a new passport, or something, someone will call me Christopher. Other than that, no one ever calls me Christopher.

Working with animals is always going to be tough because the animal doesn't know it's an actor.

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

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

I've always been a bit of a self-doubter, I think a lot of actors are. I still am.

I went to school, and I remember that you had to do these tests to find out what set you're in - how clever you are. I put down "Kit Harington," and they looked at me like I was completely stupid, and they said, "No, you're Christopher Harington, I'm afraid." It was only then I learnt my actual name. That was kind of a bizarre existential crisis for an 11-year-old to have, but in the end I always stuck with Kit, because I felt that's who I was. I'm not really a "Chris."

Each project changes you a bit.