Top 19 Joe Dempsie Quotes

There are dedicated actors and there are people now who only stay famous for putting on weight, losing it, then putting it on again.

Audiences in every medium are becoming far more savvy. No one goes to watch a Tom Cruise movie any more just because it’s starring Tom Cruise. No one gives a toss. Concept is what makes actors raise their game. Everyone’s on merit now.

I still don’t get stopped about anything else anywhere near as much as ‘Skins.’ The remarkable thing that I’ve noticed is how far that show has traveled: it’s aired all over the world.

When I was cast as Gendry, I didn’t have any of the physical attributes the part required. I was astounded that I got the role, to be honest.

I’m a big fan of unflinching drama and bold drama. If you shy away from dark subject matters, there’s only certain places for TV drama to go. If there are shows that can break through that and be brave, those are the shows that I personally enjoy watching. I try and do work that I would watch.

I enjoyed acting at school and went to an acting workshop for kids in Nottingham. It was twice a week after school and free to go to – ITV subsidised it. Every now and again, a casting director would turn up. ‘Peak Practice’ became a rite of passage for us. It was the first job I had.

I’m the kind of person who, if I can’t get something right, I get quite frustrated with myself.

That’s been one of the best things about doing ‘Game of Thrones.’ My social circle in London has more or less doubled just by doing it because nearly everyone is based in London. And I hadn’t long moved to London before doing it, so it’s been really great in terms of meeting people to hang out with while I’m there.

I suppose you’ve got to look like you’re made of steel for nudity. You’ve got to get some arms on you.

‘Southcliffe’ is an anthem to ordinary people’s ability to reinvent themselves in the face of ultimate darkness.

Casting young people is always so difficult, and they got it so right in ‘Game of Thrones.’ All the young actors are amazingly talented and so professional.

I’m Cancer and Gemini cusp, so I read both and pick the one I like best. I read horoscopes but claim not to believe any of it.

It’s bizarre, that feeling as an actor, at being in the mecca of the film world and seeing billboards for a TV show that you’re in pretty much everywhere.

Audiences in every medium are becoming far more savvy. No one goes to watch a Tom Cruise movie any more just because it’s starring Tom Cruise.

I’ve always been a sucker for a dog called an Alaskan Malamute. It’s like a little husky… my dad had one when he was younger.

It’s amazing what a bit of soot and shaving can do for muscle definition, honestly.

Concept is what makes actors raise their game.

I admire actors that consistently challenge themselves and play a wide range of different roles. Every actor has a reason for being an actor… it’s boring to play the same person over and over again. People like Daniel Day Lewis, who completely transform time and time again, I look up to.

Self-consciousness can destroy a performance. Getting rid of that is always good.