Boy, there are days where I get up and say 'Where the hell did my talent go? Look at this crap that I'm producing here. This is terrible. Look, I wrote this yesterday. I hate this, I hate this.' George R. R. Martin boycrapday Change image and share on social
There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings. George R. R. Martin beingexamplegood Change image and share on social
'Rome' was one of my favourite shows, and I wish HBO had given it three more seasons 'cause I would have loved to continue watching it. George R. R. Martin continuefavouritehbo Change image and share on social
I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy. George R. R. Martin fantasygrowlove Change image and share on social
I've never been good with deadlines. My early novels, I wrote by myself. No one knew I was writing a novel; I didn't have a contract. George R. R. Martin contractdeadlineearly Change image and share on social
I spent a whole summer working on what proved to be 'A Game of Thrones'. George R. R. Martin gameprovespend Change image and share on social
I never liked Gandalf the White as much as Gandalf the Grey, and I never liked him coming back. I think it would have been an even stronger story if Tolkien had left him dead. George R. R. Martin backcomedead Change image and share on social
I was a novelist first. But in the mid-'80s, I did work in television for ten years. And yes, that was frequently the reaction to my scripts. People would say, 'You know, George, this is great. We love it, a terrific script, but it would cost five times our budget to shoot this.' George R. R. Martin 80sbudgetcost share on social
You want people to be eager for your book; the downside is when the people forget the series even exists. George R. R. Martin bookdownsideeager Change image and share on social