As a child, it was really hard because I'd be thrown into a new school and have to make new friends, or I'd sit in class for months without speaking the language, but as I got older, I welcomed the possibility of discovering new cultures and languages.

Alexander Dreymon

Categorized in : Child School Friends New Friends

No amount of success is worth it to me if I can't share it with someone I love.

Alexander Dreymon

someone me success love

I have a large family with lots of little kids.

Alexander Dreymon

large little family kids

I used to feel I was more French than anything, but I don't feel that way anymore. I really don't feel like I belong to a specific country, and it is so difficult for people to understand that.

Alexander Dreymon

feel understand people way

I found that the nicer and more helpful I was to people I worked with, whether I was 'somebody' or 'nobody' on set, the more fun I had.

Alexander Dreymon

nobody more fun people

Who wants to watch a series without humour?

Alexander Dreymon

watch without who humour

There's never enough time to shoot battle scenes or fight scenes. It always feels rushed. Anytime horses are involved, it eats up time like crazy.

Alexander Dreymon

fight battle crazy time

If 'Game Of Thrones' hadn't been made, I don't think 'The Last Kingdom' would have been, but this is more grounded in real life.

Alexander Dreymon

game think real life

I always stretch after working out or training and then again before going to sleep. It keeps the muscles healthy and useful, reduces risk of injuries, and is a great way to wind down.

Alexander Dreymon

great training sleep wind

I have a lot of cousins that I'm very close to.

Alexander Dreymon

cousins close lot very

I had a lot of older friends when I was a kid, from sort of all walks of life, and that's still the way it is.

Alexander Dreymon

kid friends life way

I did have an imaginary girlfriend.

Alexander Dreymon

did imaginary girlfriend

I was in love with a girl in my class when I was in primary school, and she obviously thought I was a freak, so that wasn't working out. And the the guys in my class, every two weeks they'd say, 'Hey, we spoke to her, and she really likes you now. You should go and ask her again.' And then I'd go and ask her again.

Alexander Dreymon

you girl love school

I grew up a little bit in Germany and then in Switzerland, then in France, the United States and in England, and so it is weird.

Alexander Dreymon

weird up switzerland germany

I have done martial arts my whole life, so it comes easily, but I have never done proper sword fighting.

Alexander Dreymon

sword never fighting life

I love generally being out in nature. It is just so amazing.

Alexander Dreymon

amazing being nature love

There are definitely advantages to not looking like a Viking in real life.

Alexander Dreymon

looking like real life

The funny thing about acting is, there's no 'right' way to make it. Some people need to work their butts off, and some don't. They're just naturals. I wasn't a natural. I sucked.

Alexander Dreymon

work funny people way

I believe that my greatest strength is a deep-rooted, unshakeable trust to never let myself give up.

Alexander Dreymon

myself trust strength believe

'The Last Kingdom''s got its roots in history, and it's a lot grittier. It doesn't have the 'Game of Thrones' gloss.

Alexander Dreymon

last game roots history

I loved Bernard Cornwell's books.

Alexander Dreymon

bernard books loved