“To be totally honest, buying clothes is out of necessity. I have endless supplies of pants and socks because filming overruns and I don’t have time to go to the laundrette so I end up buying more,” grins an infallibly dressed Richard Madden.
Best known for his captivating portrayal of Robb Stark in leading fantasy drama Game of Thrones - and not to forget for knocking the likes of Gerard Butler clean out of the water winning Best Dressed Man at the Scottish style awards - Richard remains perplexed as to how he scooped such a prize: “When I dress myself it’s definitely not well planned. It’s like shit, I need a shirt for now, so I’ll go into the shop and find something and then afterwards think ‘you bought that….really…why!?’ Horrible mistake!”
Today classic, understated and dashing as ever, dressed head to toe in black apart from the charcoal trench in tow, the glistening grandiose of London’s Soho Hotel couldn’t be further removed from the actors onscreen sword-laden, horseback rampages through a reminiscently medieval landscape.
“As soon as I put on my costume my physicality instantly is changed because I have to walk a certain way, that and the fact that I’m in the accent all the time really helps me get into character.”
A fantasy tale of warring families and avenging warriors, the hit television series based on the bestselling novel A Song of Ice and Fire by American author George RR Martin, sees Richard find his footing as a coming-of-age King, following the death of his father (Sean Bean).
“Sean’s an actor that knows what he’s doing in front of the camera, you can just watch him and he’s got it all in his eyes. My character follows his character so much and looks up to him it kind of mirrors me being a young actor looking up to someone who’s loads of stuff.”
Returning to our screens this April for its second season, Game of Thrones is already on everyone’s lips and the show’s second offering promises to deliver an equal level of cult hype and acclaim.
Source: Full article @ 1883 digital
Game of Thrones - Interview with Richard Madden
22 Feb 2012
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That's a good comparison he made between him and Robb, the whole young actor looking up to an older more experienced actor. The whole cast are so perfectly chosen it's unreal. They're all so good at keeping their lips sealed too haha.
ReplyDeleteIt's frustrating to hear the same or similar comments from the actors in every interview isn't it? Some fun nuggets in a few regardless I guess.
ReplyDeleteLove the casting I agree. Most has been better than even I saw in my mind.
Yeah they're is only so much of the same thing I can take.
ReplyDeleteShame The Mountain got recast this year though :(
Hopefully they can make the new guy look similar to how Conan looked last year...
I agree about Conan! :(
ReplyDeleteHe was a lot of fun and just perfect for the role! He used to post on Winter-is-Coming sometimes and was a VERY insightful and well-spoken guy!
I cannot blame him for taking the better gig in The Hobbit, but he will be missed.
The good news about the recasting I guess is that for most scenes they can keep the new Gregor in his helmet and visor. So in armor he should look the same to a large degree...
Richard is lovely, I especially enjoyed seeing him do comedy in Sirens last year. Look forward to his return to our screens soon with GOT!
ReplyDeleteThat's what I'm hoping. This new guy may have zero lines and can keep the visor down for the few scenes he's in.
ReplyDeleteThen Conan can come back next year :)
Nothing against Ian Whyte, Just think Conan was near perfect, Ian's better as a White Walker anyway:)
I love him, and I think he's very eloquent :)
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