I think, as a writer, you see the big picture, and as an actor, you're thinking of all the minutiae, all the very small details.

Richard Dormer

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Did it ever occur to you that there might be more than one altern... by Richard Dormer

Did it ever occur to you that there might be more than one alternative?

alternatives decision might

I think the benefit of being a writer is that I'm looking for the subtext on the page, because all good writing has subtext. And as a writer, you look at the big scope of things, the big story, rather than just your individual story line, because I think it's important to know what you're in and how you fit into it.

important writing thinking

Sometimes you even start to sound like the character, because you're living and breathing them every day on the set. It gets into your bones, it becomes a part of you.

breathing sound character

When you're working with really good actors, it raises your own g... by Richard Dormer

When you're working with really good actors, it raises your own game and you get better.

get-better actors games

When you read something that good, it's terrifying because you're thinking, "Oh, god, what if I don't get this?"

what-if ifs thinking

I was fascinated by the world. I thought, "I just want to be a pa... by Richard Dormer

I was fascinated by the world. I thought, "I just want to be a part of this world."

this-world want world

A lot of the time, because of the polar bears you're not allowed to go outside the door without your hunting rifle, even if it's to go to the local shop. The polar bears will come from nowhere, and you'll be eaten alive.

hunting bears doors

I had an outfit that was designed for minus 30 degrees, so I had to work with costume to strap ice packs all over me because I was boiling, even out on the glacier. I was constantly trying to unzip it and take off the hat. I was just sweating. I found it very hot.

glaciers ice trying

When you get out onto a glacier that's the size of Northern Ireland and it's so vast, and you're standing on top of it and you can see forever, it's so pure and clear that you can see for miles and miles and miles. You really do think, "Wow, there is a god!" You feel very humbled.

glaciers forever thinking

It's a real luxury to be able to develop with your character. by Richard Dormer

It's a real luxury to be able to develop with your character.

luxury real character

As a writer you see the big picture and how you can tell as one character, how your storyline is going to meet up with all these other storylines. And as an actor you're thinking of all the minutiae, all the very small details.

details character thinking

I grew up with the idea that someone might hate you if they knew what religion you were; being afraid to open my mouth because my accent might make people think something about me. Or even if they didn't, would they understand me?

me you people religion

The first director I ever worked with on 'Thrones,' he had a big hand in casting me. He said he cast me because there was a bit of an Alec Guinness about me, but a very dangerous Alec Guinness.

big me dangerous said

In scale, 'Fortitude' is just as big as 'Game of Thrones.' It's equally as epic - it's just starting out.

big game just starting

There was that sense that as soon as a Northern Irish person opens their mouth, you go, 'Ah, terrorist,' so I refused to do TV and film. Instead, I did theatre for 20 years.

mouth go you theatre

Gene Roddenberry is one of the greatest guys who ever lived because he gave us hope that the future might be bright and we could accept one another for whoever we were, even if we were alien. That's an amazing message, don't you think?

amazing you future hope

So much Western storytelling comes from Scandinavia. I've read that in the past, storytellers would travel to Iceland and exchange stories. It's kind of the birthplace of great storytelling.

in-the-past great past travel

Having a weapon like that means you're pretty much in control of events. Nobody's going to argue with a flaming sword.

sword control nobody you

When I was 16, my friends were in a drama group, and they asked me to join. I said no, I'm not interested, that it's not really for me.

group me friends drama

If you close one eye and imagine a bright light constantly in front of the other eye, your vision is compromised. You can only see about 30 percent of what you should be able to see.

you vision light eye