Alfie Allen Quotes

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Alfie Allen

Profession : Actor

Birth : September 12, 1986

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.

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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.

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Big sisters exaggerate.

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Meeting Peter Dinklage was just great.

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

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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.

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

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

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It's fun playing the bad guy. It comes naturally.

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

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

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

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For years, my dad's friend Joe was just my dad's friend. And it was only when I was 12 or 13 I learned that he was the lead singer of a band called The Clash.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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