I really, really liked shooting and doing the scene with Emilia Clarke and Peter Dinklage at the end of 'Winds of Winter,' when she gives him the Hand of the Queen. Because we shot it very simply. We felt like… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share Image
One of my biggest fears as a director is that everything is taking too long on camera. The actor saying their lines, the silence… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
I realized I loved working in television as well as film. Besides, if I hadn't been forced to look for work in TV, I'd… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
I try to approach all episodic work the same. No matter the content. I look for a dramatic or emotional spine to the story… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
Getting a bunch of horses to just stand there all day and do nothing is much harder than getting them to run around. — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
I love the humor of 'Monty Python.' I always remember being so impressed by how violent 'Monty Python' are, actually, when you look at… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
Sci-fi works for me as a way of getting across a social conceit couched as entertainment. Social realist movies lost their way because they… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
The shift for me, after spending a long time trying to take existing projects and bring them to fruition as a director for hire,… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
I think that as television is evolving, the line between TV and film is becoming more and more blurred. This is both a good… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
I think that being a Wildling is essentially about surviving the cold, and in that department, the extras on our shoot excelled and needed… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
I have a tendency to feel a bit embarrassed when approached, but it's such a thrill to know that you did something that people… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
Sci-fi's great, but you don't have to hit people over the head with it when you're making a social comment. It just inherently exists… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
I try to just focus on what feels right to me when I am conceiving it, conceptualizing, designing, etc. and then talk it through… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
While most episodes have a beginning, middle, and an ending, finales on 'Game of Thrones' are just one ending after another after another, as… — Miguel Sapochnik Copy Share
