NEW YORK MAGAZINE: George R.R. Martin on His Favorite Game of Thrones Actors, and the Butterfly Effect of TV Adaptations
By: Adam Pasick
10/20/11
If George R.R. Martin thought he had a rabid fan base before, when each book in his best-selling fantasy series "A Song of Ice and Fire" was devoured by impatient readers, the success of the HBO adaptation Game of Thrones has raised the stakes considerably. We talked with Martin as he settled in after a long PR tour and got back to work on the next book in the series, The Winds of Winter...
... Q: Which actors have taken the characters and brought something new and surprising to the mix, adding layers that weren't necessarily there when you created them?
George R. R. Martin: "I think we have in general a spectacular cast; our casting directors did an amazing job. Certainly Peter Dinklage did an amazing job with Tyrion, who is one of my favorite character in the books. We didn't even audition Peter. We always talked about him for the role. The same was true for Sean Bean — although we did audition a few people for the role — but we always wanted Sean and he was incredible in that role.
Another group that deserves special mention was the kids — it's very difficult to cast a kid. Our kids had to carry a very serious dramatic weight — we needed really good young actors. We got three terrific ones..."
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