Nikolaj Coster-Waldau quotes:

I know nothing more annoying when people I don't know jump to conclusions on my person based on nothing but gossip or speculation.

If you look at most of the Royal Houses in Europe, the inbreeding was pretty outstanding.

I love political dramas. I love good story-telling.

You always dream of being part of a show that reaches and thrills an audience.

What's great about 'Game of Thrones' is they change the perspective, the POV, all the time. So you will have one story told by one character and you'll go, 'Oh my God, horrible', and then maybe the season after you have the same story told but from the person you thought was just the most horrible, vile creature.

What I love about acting is that you are exposed to so many different things. Horse-riding, sailing, travelling to amazing places.

I try not to regret too much. I find that feeling guilty takes up so much of my time already.

Most female actresses will have a very difficult time being made unattractive.

When I was a kid I was always afraid of small dogs, because they always seemed like the ones that would attack.

All actors tend to be the same messed-up people.

The more secrets and twists in a character, the better.

It's beautiful being out in the wild.

There's something liberating about watching someone not following the rules.

I like to wear beautiful clothes, but I don't have that many.

I like to be comfortable.

I think we all have the capacity of evil in us.

I'm a fan of great storytelling.

I'm a huge 'Breaking Bad' fan; I would be really annoyed if anyone told me anything about what was going to happen in the last eight episodes.