I think being on a show like Game of Thrones for six years, I've gone through that whole hype thing, and I know that it doesn't do you any good creatively. You've just got to stay focused on the character and the script and your work. As humble and as grateful as I am for so many people watching it, and that there's so much love and attention, it's best for my own sanity and creativeness to try and keep that at bay.

Finn Jones

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Every day of my life I make an effort. Like, everything's an effo... by Finn Jones

Every day of my life I make an effort. Like, everything's an effort - a good effort.

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For me as an actor, I find it's most creative when I'm bringing myself into the role rather than putting the role on. I feel like it's more of a cathartic experience.

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There's a documentary film-maker called Werner Herzog, who's a German film-maker. I really dig his stuff, I'd love to chat with him.

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Pretty much everyone on my iPod, I'd like to be friends with. But I'd say that the main two that I'd love to get into a conversation with, are Werner Herzog and Graham Hancock.

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Shows like Game of Thrones, stories like that, only really come around once every 10, 15 years. I can't remember the last time a show has really caught the imagination that way. Maybe Star Wars back in the '70s.

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I was never a troublemaker, but I also was never a nerdy kid. I was never a cool kid or a sports kid. At lunchtimes, I never fit in with any cliques, so I'd end up just walking around the school by myself, listening to music.

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The power should be in individual democracies in individual communities. It shouldn't be an oligarchy or some small group of elite. Power should be with the people and not with some politician or some heir to the throne or some madman.

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I'm not a critic. I'm an actor. I see the role I get given on the page. I try to bring it to life as best as I can.

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I'm a huge advocate for human rights and cultural rights. I stand up for minorities and will always continue to do so.

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I will say that Marvel is 100 times more secretive than 'Game of Thrones.' Like, they're not even on the same playing field.

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I find the comic book audience a lot more intense than the fantas... by Finn Jones

I find the comic book audience a lot more intense than the fantasy one, definitely.

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I know feeling pressure gets you nowhere creatively. You've just got to understand the character, understand the story, and just play it to the fullest extent.

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My mum was a child minder, but now she fosters. My dad was in the police force, and now he's a private detective.

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At first, I didn't know what an actor was. I thought it was an acrobat. I saw acrobats at the circus, and I thought that was interesting. In my head, that was what I imagined I wanted to be when I grew up. Then I realized what an actor was, and I've gravitated to it ever since.

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About a year after leaving drama school or a year and a half - and I was working solidly ever since leaving drama school - I picked up 'Game of Thrones.'

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I respect Marvel as a company, and I think they're great, but never in my life have I looked up to being a superhero.

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I worked on 'Game Of Thrones' for six years, so I'm very well equipped to handle hype surrounding television shows.

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I've always been interested in mindfulness and alternative ways o... by Finn Jones

I've always been interested in mindfulness and alternative ways of seeing the world.

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I get that people want more diversity in TV and film, and I stand by that. I stand in solidarity with better diversity in TV shows, especially for Asian actors. I agree with that 100 per cent.

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Women are the strong people in this world, not men. I think TV is finally catching up with that reality, and thank God.

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