Alfie Allen

Maybe I've got a bully's face, but I like playing baddies.

I think that's how any actor would make their performance convincing: by bringing an element of themselves into the character.

I'm really bad at keeping secrets.

It's amazing. I love being an uncle.

Acting has never been a thing that me and my dad have talked about. It's like footballers: when they get together, I bet the last thing they talk about is football.

I just loved going fast. I still enjoy go-karting. I was also good at rugby, and my dad wanted me to be a sportsman, but I never thought I could do sports professionally.

I did have a problem concentrating on anything for more than 10 seconds. I was one of the first kids in the U.K. to go on Ritalin, and my mum hated it, and I hated it.

A lot of people have the misconception that I decided to become an actor when Lily became famous and have accused me of jumping on her bandwagon. But that's completely untrue.

It's not about the money; it's about the content.

It's great when you see things on a massive scale and you see these huge sets, but it's not the be-all and end-all - it can be about characters as well.

Richard Madden, I loved to work alongside him; he's a very funny man.

Meeting Peter Dinklage was just great.

I didn't go to drama school, so I didn't really have many true friends in the business; 'Game Of Thrones' has definitely brought me that.

I like to get home, flop on the couch, and watch Sky Sports News. I'm just your average bloke.

I'm not interested in 'lovey dovey,' everything is so great in the world. That doesn't interest me at all.

Obviously, in theatre, you work chronologically, so you kind of know where your emotions are supposed to be, and you're always on top of things, and as an actor, you always know what's coming next.

I was a big Damon Hill fan, and I loved Michael Schumacher.

Big sisters exaggerate.

I've always wanted to get into theatre.

I said I would like to do some theatre, so people started searching for some jobs for me, and I didn't think it would be the lead role in 'Equus.'

My advice to any teenager would be don't try too hard - just get on with it. That's what I did. Have fun; enjoy life.

I'm pretty body-confident after losing weight for 'Thrones.'

I wasn't expelled for anything vicious, just being cheeky, not doing what I was told, answering back, and always rising to the bait if someone said something annoying about my dad.

I have no complaints about my childhood.

I've got rid of the ADD, but I do find it hard to concentrate sometimes.

I remember being in St. Lucia and my dad taking me out on a jet ski. I was very young, too young, but, yup, dad does like to break rules.

I do prefer playing baddies because you can push being horrible as far as you want.

'Game of Thrones' is my big break, so I've got to make the most of it, keep acting well.

I loved playing sport at school in front of a crowd; I love being on stage in front of a big audience. I buzz off that.

One thing I would say is that I think in any environment that you work in, there's always going to be one or two people who you don't like. But there just wasn't that on 'Games Of Thrones'. I know it sounds cheesy and cliched, but it was like a big family.

I actually love pressure.

You can say to actors that you've got to be the character and really get into it, but you have to make it realistic by bringing an element of yourself into it.

I've always known my dad is a one-off and his own person. But I feel that underneath he has always loved me.

I wanted to be a race car driver when I was a kid.

Finn Jones, me and him hang out a lot.

I would like to think that I'm always honest with myself and others. I guess that's what makes me a half-decent actor.

I saw a psychiatrist when I was younger because I had ADHD, and I had some problems with authority, so I guess I can kind of relate to that in a way. I know what it's liked to be probed and to be asked questions where people are looking for a certain answer and are trying to pull something out of your answer.

Contrast of emotions is definitely something interesting that you like to do as an actor.

Once I started to grow up, I realised that my parents are normal people and they can make mistakes.

My mum wouldn't do a film for money. She does it as a passion. That's why she's involved in things that are so brilliant. She really cares about what she does.

I was never a gym person before 'Game Of Thrones.' The idea of it was a bore to me - and it kind of still is - but I had a problem with my knee, so I can't play sport as much as I'd like to.

It annoys me when people can't differentiate between the character and the actor, which is a little bit silly.

I'm so computer illiterate, I barely know how to send an e-mail. I mean, I have a laptop and Gmail, but I don't really look at it much.

I haven't had a lot of 'Games Of Thrones' groupies. The fans seem to be really nice. They don't seem that invasive.

We went to Ibiza, and I was on Ritalin, and, for a kid who couldn't concentrate, I read a 200-page book on King Arthur, and my mum just hated it. She said it just wasn't me.

What I've been noticing is people coming up to me and going, 'Are you an actor?' which is cool. That's ultimately what I want.

I have to work hard to be punctual, to not lose my temper, take direction and be told what to do - and most of all listen rather than talk.

Although I have fantastic connections, I didn't know as a child what feeling secure meant.

There wasn't a lot of discipline in my life, and I hated it being imposed on me at school.

I actually love pressure. I loved playing sport at school in front of a crowd; I love being on stage in front of a big audience. I buzz off that.