Access: That was a really nice moment between you and Stephen Dillane [who plays Stannis], last week.
Liam: That’s one of my favorite scenes. I just loved the way Stephen played that about the siege. It was really, really entertaining and wonderful…
Access: You two definitely have some of the most wonderful, serious stuff in the show.
Liam: It’s really great. When you’re working with someone who’s as great as Stephen, you can get to that position very quickly between the two of us, where you get a sense that these guys have a history. And that’s a credit not only to writing, but to Stephen’s talent. He’s just wonderful to play off. I hugely enjoy working with Stephen. As I said, he has a very dry sense of humor. I find him very funny… The character of Stannis [in the books] is supposed to be boring and humorless, but I think Stephen managed to get some very nice irony in. He amuses me.
Access: Your enthusiasm for this show, I love it. You just get so excited about it all.
Liam: Oh, I love it, I love it, I love it! And I love the fans. I love having a look at all the reactions and video critiques… and it’s wonderful to see the fans enjoying the hard work that everybody’s put in… And I think the fans love the fact that they’re not been patronized or spoken down to… I’ve always been of the opinion, like ‘Field of Dreams’ — ‘If you build it, they will come.’ And, certainly in the case of ‘Game of Thrones,’ that’s definitely happened.
Access: So, Comic-Con is coming up. Any chance you want to go? Or are going to try and get over for it?
Liam: Oh, I’d love to go. If the boys want to bring me over, I’ll get my sleeping bag and I’ll sleep at the airport, waiting. I hear it’s wonderful.
Access: Would you dress up? Not in your character, but people go in these intricate and crazy costumes – I saw a guy last year with mechanical horse legs behind him.
Liam: Maybe I’ll bring my Davos Seaworth mankini.