No escape for Kit Harington
Jon Snow from Game of Thrones isn’t allowed to cut his signature curly hair.
LOS ANGELES:
Actor Kit Harington said playing Jon Snow in Game of Thrones could be a ‘curse of thrones’ as he would have to talk about it all his life. “Game of Thrones is my life, it’s my day job and I love it. But honestly, if there is a curse of thrones, it’s a lifetime of having to talk about it,” the actor exclaimed.
Harington landed the part of Jon Snow not long after he left drama school and feels he would be a foolish man if he were to wish away the opportunity. “It would be foolish to say ‘I wish I’d gone through a period of longing’. Because any actor going through a period of longing themselves would tear my face apart,” he said.
The 27-year-old star is not allowed to cut his curly hair while filming and it gets him noticed more than any other cast member. “I’m more recognisable in public than much better-known actors. So many people watch, and I go around looking like my character,” Harington said.
Game of Thrones has opened other opportunities for Harington in big flicks, such as Pompeii, Testament of Youth and Seventh Son, but he hasn’t been completely satisfied with all his work. “I won’t name names and I won’t name films but I’ve sat through private screenings, nearly in tears. Hate it. Thinking that this is the end, everything’s over,” he asserted.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 3rd, 2014.
Actor Kit Harington said playing Jon Snow in Game of Thrones could be a ‘curse of thrones’ as he would have to talk about it all his life. “Game of Thrones is my life, it’s my day job and I love it. But honestly, if there is a curse of thrones, it’s a lifetime of having to talk about it,” the actor exclaimed.
Harington landed the part of Jon Snow not long after he left drama school and feels he would be a foolish man if he were to wish away the opportunity. “It would be foolish to say ‘I wish I’d gone through a period of longing’. Because any actor going through a period of longing themselves would tear my face apart,” he said.
The 27-year-old star is not allowed to cut his curly hair while filming and it gets him noticed more than any other cast member. “I’m more recognisable in public than much better-known actors. So many people watch, and I go around looking like my character,” Harington said.
Game of Thrones has opened other opportunities for Harington in big flicks, such as Pompeii, Testament of Youth and Seventh Son, but he hasn’t been completely satisfied with all his work. “I won’t name names and I won’t name films but I’ve sat through private screenings, nearly in tears. Hate it. Thinking that this is the end, everything’s over,” he asserted.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 3rd, 2014.