Season 4 Interview: Sibel Kekilli

[Westeros]

<p>This past February, I had the opportunity to interview a number of actors in London. One of the ones I was most eager to meet—because she had been rather difficult to get an interview with previously!—was Sibel Kekilli, who plays <a href="http://www.westeros.org/GoT/Characters/Entry/Shae">Shae</a>. Although given the early date of the interview it was difficult to approach anything discussing her big turn this season, it was a good chance to catch up with the actress. </p>

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<p>An award-winner in her native Germany for her powerful work in films such as <em>Head-On</em> and <em>When We Leave</em>, Kekilli proves to be a very enthusiastic interview subject—a lot of exclaimations, a lot of smiles, and not a little laughter.</p>

<h2>Interview</h2>

<p>What was it like, when you first got involved in <em>Game of Thrones</em>?</p>

<div class="Quote">It was my first significant work in English, and for HBO as well. The first season, when I was auditioning in June 2010, we started filming not long after that. People didn’t know how long the show would last, that it may not even go to a second season, that I may just have a few episodes to do. So I was, okay, I liked the character, and I didn’t know where the journey goes so that’s interesting. I was very naive, I thought perhaps I’d die in the second season.</div>

<div class="Quote">But then it got a second season, and I said, “Oh, I don’t want to die! I want to be on it as long as I can!” I was so proud to be part of this big show.</div>

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[Seneti]

Wonderful interview! I love how she said she watches everything she's in twice - once to critique her performance and once just to enjoy. Might be a nice approach for those book readers who love to hate the show.

[Trillian]

I giggled when she said she didn't recognise Gleeson, and she had me completely at "Let's start with Nikolaji!". I'd say one of my favourite interviews of this bunch.

[boojam]

She certainly was good natured and gracious about her character.

Saw an interview with her else where , where she had asked George not to kill her character off, which amused GRRM since that had happened more than a decade ago.

Maybe she thought he would write episode 10?

As she said , because of her difficulty with English she did seem to struggle now an then, tho she was good in the Blackwater episode and better in seasons 3 and season 4.

At least she had the screenplay was in her hands for season 4 so she knew the whole story.

(The only actor who seemed a bit miffed by her demise was Roxanne McKee since they changed the story for her and I think Amrita Acharia during the season so their demise was a surprise to them... tho Amrita never complained about it. McKee's was mild enough, yet she is left off HBO's cast list... but that's a mess since I think there are some other actors missing too.)