Charles Dance
Charles Dance
Walter Charles Dance, OBE, known as Charles Dance, is an English actor, screenwriter, and film director...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth10 October 1946
hero film made
Most films are written and made with a hero around 35, or even 25.
book games size
I have to admit that I haven't read any of the books [of George Martin's "Game of Thrones"] and I don't refer to them. Apart from anything else they're very thick [in size] and they frighten me. A terrifying prospect.
attitude eye games
It's a question of keeping one's eyes and ears open and watching how other people play the game. They're watching me too, to see what my attitude is like.
way mud looks
I'm actually as common as mud. I'm not particularly well read, or bred. But the way I look... I seem to have this sort of 'aristocratic' demeanor.
aware job remains surround
My job as an actor remains the same but you can't just go in and do it without being aware of all the other things that surround it.
thinking window charles-i
I was a window dresser for Burton's once. What really put me off was the area manager coming round and saying, Charles, I think you're a natch at this.
sex blessed thinking
I don't think I've ever been asked to act out bad sex. It's not my style. I've been blessed with good rhythm.
writing next-day conclusion
Your senses are reeling all the time. Finally you find something to write and the very next day you go out and see something else which totally contradicts what you've written and every conclusion you've come to.
about-yourself objectives
You have to attempt to be objective about yourself.
son treats lannisters
I spent a lot of time [between takes] apologising to Peter Dinklage [Dance's on-screen son, Tyrion Lannister] because I treat him appallingly.
age certain
When you get to a certain age, the work begins to thin out.
giving roles clout
I'm playing one of the principal roles, which gives you more clout and more confidence.
successful games giving
We get a successful television series or something, and next season they give you less time and less money, which is something I've never really understood. That doesn't happen with Game of Thrones.
names car pick-me-up
A car to pick me up every day, a chair with my name on it, everybody being very polite... what can you do except sit back and watch it all, try to take it all in?