Zap2it: What was your relationship with "Game of Thrones" before you came on the show?
Michiel Huisman: I had watched a lot, but there were a few gaps. After I got cast, I started with a clean slate. I started watching it again; I binged [the first three seasons] in like a week just to really get a good understanding of the storylines and the world that "Game of Thrones" is.
Have you had a chance to read the books?
No, no. There was just no time. I got cast, and two months later I was on set. There was no way I was going to be able to prepare and read the books. There are so many ways to find out, if you want, to find out more than what's written in the scripts. Just go online and research storylines that are in the books; that was very helpful.
The character of Daario looks very different in the books with his blue hair and gold-tipped mustachios. Since you guys were sort of starting over from what Ed did in Season 3, was there any discussion of having your Daario look more flamboyant?
No, there were never any discussions of that sort. I think, obviously, the show follows the books, but it's not the books. It's the show. So no, it was very clear that there was no way, I think. Daario in the books even has a blue beard -- no. That character's translated to the TV show. And I don't think they ever considered a blue beard, just because he can be described in the book and you can have the image of the character and that's one thing, but then when you see on a TV show this brutal guy [laughs], this tough guy with a blue beard, it might not work. You know what I mean?
Even in the book it didn't always work, in my opinion.
[laughs] Blue? Really?
Michiel Huisman: I had watched a lot, but there were a few gaps. After I got cast, I started with a clean slate. I started watching it again; I binged [the first three seasons] in like a week just to really get a good understanding of the storylines and the world that "Game of Thrones" is.
Have you had a chance to read the books?
No, no. There was just no time. I got cast, and two months later I was on set. There was no way I was going to be able to prepare and read the books. There are so many ways to find out, if you want, to find out more than what's written in the scripts. Just go online and research storylines that are in the books; that was very helpful.
The character of Daario looks very different in the books with his blue hair and gold-tipped mustachios. Since you guys were sort of starting over from what Ed did in Season 3, was there any discussion of having your Daario look more flamboyant?
No, there were never any discussions of that sort. I think, obviously, the show follows the books, but it's not the books. It's the show. So no, it was very clear that there was no way, I think. Daario in the books even has a blue beard -- no. That character's translated to the TV show. And I don't think they ever considered a blue beard, just because he can be described in the book and you can have the image of the character and that's one thing, but then when you see on a TV show this brutal guy [laughs], this tough guy with a blue beard, it might not work. You know what I mean?
Even in the book it didn't always work, in my opinion.
[laughs] Blue? Really?
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