‘WRAPPING UP GOT WAS LIKE SAYING BYE TO A LIFE’

Actor Peter Dinklage said on Tuesday that it was tough bidding adieu to Game of Thrones, the epic fantasy series which bows out with its eighth and final season next year.

49-year-old Dinklage, who plays the role of fan favourite Tyrion Lannister in the popular series, said that wrapping up the show was like saying “goodbye to a life over there”, Variety reported.

“It was very sad. This is not only a great TV show to be a part of but it was an enormous family to be a part of. I’m sure you’ve heard that before from actors but in this case I was far from home. I live in New York and we shot the show in Europe. So, many times I had to stay there and couldn’t go home on the weekends. I really developed deep roots in the community of Ireland and some of the other countries we shot in,” he said.

“It was definitely hard to say goodbye to because it wasn’t just saying goodbye to the show. I was saying goodbye to a life over there,” Dinklage added.

The actor said though the show went on to become a mammoth hit, initially he had some concerns about taking up the project due to the genre.

“Before this character, many times, people (characters) my size weren’t interesting enough for me. I had done it one or two times before and it sort of didn’t, you know, grab me but (showrunners) David (Benioff) and DB (Weiss) relieved my concerns very quickly,” he elaborated.

He said that after years of working on indie movies with limited audiences, he “absolutely adored this character and the stories we were telling”. “It’s so beautiful when other people end up feeling the same way you do,” he added.

GoT grabbed the best drama trophy and best supporting actor trophy for Dinklage, his thrid, among other wins at the recent Emmys.

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