“i’ve always really fought for her, especially early on... as we’ve grown to know her a bit more, we see that she’s a woman surviving in a really s–tty world desperate to be heard, saying something seven times when a man says it once.”
– lena headey about cersei lannister.
“what lena headey did with cersei was so brilliant. she was one of my favorite characters, because even though she’s so reviled, she’s motivated by the enduring love for her children.”
– olivia cooke about cersei lannister.
“cersei is a mother too. no matter who fathered those children, she felt them kick inside her, brought them forth with her pain and blood, nursed them at her breast.”
– catelyn, a clash of kings.
“i’m a nerd, and quite shy, and suffer massive anxiety. so for me it’s a real challenge to play cersei. i always shatter at the end of a season because i give it everything. she’s got this storm inside- human pain that we all identify with.”
– lena headey