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> [Being part of 'Game of Thrones' is amazing, really incredible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/being-part-of-game-of-thrones-is-amazing-really-incredible/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f51/ian-mcelhinney-22089_amazing_being-part-of-game-of-thrones-is-amazing_130050.jpg)

> [For years, I was just Joe Bloggs. There was no excitement until 'Game of Thrones,' and then people started recognizing me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/for-years-i-was-just-joe-bloggs-there-was-no-excitement-until-game-of/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8b/ian-mcelhinney-22089_excitement_for-years-i-was-just-joe-bloggs-there-wa_260714.jpg)

> [The thing that surprised me the other day was, and I was quite taken aback when I realized it, I am nearly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/the-thing-that-surprised-me-the-other-day-was-and-i-was-quite-taken/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/27c/ian-mcelhinney-22089_day_the-thing-that-surprised-me-the-other-da_3015489.jpg)

## Other authors on Game Thrones

## More by Ian McElhinney

> [It's weird... I've been an actor for a long time and you can walk around more or less anonymously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/it-s-weird-i-ve-been-an-actor-for-a-long-time-and-you-can-walk-around/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [Being part of 'Game of Thrones' is amazing, really incredible.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/being-part-of-game-of-thrones-is-amazing-really-incredible/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [It's strange to be getting into your dotage and suddenly discovering that you have a fanbase.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/it-s-strange-to-be-getting-into-your-dotage-and-suddenly-discovering/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [It used to be that if I was stopped in the street at all it would be for Ser Barristan Selmy, but now it's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/it-used-to-be-that-if-i-was-stopped-in-the-street-at-all-it-would-be/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [For years, I was just Joe Bloggs. There was no excitement until 'Game of Thrones,' and then people started recognizing me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/for-years-i-was-just-joe-bloggs-there-was-no-excitement-until-game-of/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [There are still times when the person who is challenging you as an actor is also the person who sometimes challenges you as your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/there-are-still-times-when-the-person-who-is-challenging-you-as-an/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [One of the problems that comes up time and time again seems to be this notion of being 'pure' Irish. If you are Protestant,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/one-of-the-problems-that-comes-up-time-and-time-again-seems-to-be/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [The Sons of the Harpy are basically the people who represent the old regime. They don't want Daenerys in there governing them. Daenerys has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/the-sons-of-the-harpy-are-basically-the-people-who-represent-the-old/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [Whatever the actor does on stage they have to be happy with it, because they are the ones doing it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/whatever-the-actor-does-on-stage-they-have-to-be-happy-with-it/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> ['Derry Girls' just has a sense of knowing exactly who these people are and also a fun memory of how things were, even in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/derry-girls-just-has-a-sense-of-knowing-exactly-who-these-people-are/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [Adrenaline, swords - you just get off on it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/adrenaline-swords-you-just-get-off-on-it/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [I've met people who've watched 'Derry Girls' in Australia and America and it's incredible. I think the constant access to it, meaning you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/i-ve-met-people-who-ve-watched-derry-girls-in-australia-and-america/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [But I love the change and the variety directing brings.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/but-i-love-the-change-and-the-variety-directing-brings/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [But I think you have to accept - as I have accepted - that the demands of TV are different than the demand of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/but-i-think-you-have-to-accept-as-i-have-accepted-that-the-demands-of/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

> [With 'Stones is His Pockets' you have effectively a bare stage with two actors and yet a whole world in rural Ireland is created.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mcelhinney/with-stones-is-his-pockets-you-have-effectively-a-bare-stage-with-two/)

[Ian McElhinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mcelhinney/)

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