Pedro Pascalhas no issues with the wayGame of Thronescharacter went out.In a new interview withEsquire, the 47-year-oldMandalorianstar was asked to explain various moments throughout his career, including his rather vicious death on the HBO hit. It’s often considered to be one of the show’s most iconic deaths.“Makes me feel like a boss,” he said. “If I’m actually up there and if I’m in the top three, I mean then like, everything after is a bit futile.“Added Pascal, “It’s like, what am I doing? Why am I still trying? I did it.“Pascal played Oberyn Martell inGame of Thrones' fourth season. Oberyn was killed in the most brutal way: amid a duel, Gregor Clegane, literally, squeezed his head until it burst.The scene has become a memorable part inGame of Throneshistory — but the part could have nearly gone to someone else.During Pascal’sEsquirevideo interview, he recalled how series co-creator and showrunner David Benioff oncecalled his audition “amateurish.““It’s true! I had my friend tape me with my iPhone,” theUnbearable Weight of Massive Talentactor said. “There were so many pages. They sent me like 20 something pages to do, which obviously, in the time that they wanted the tape to be turned in, I wasn’t going to be able to memorize all those lines. So the easiest way was for somebody to sit in front of you with an iPhone and then just kind of like have the pages down here and read it casually.“Pascal then joked: “And the suckers fell for it. Is that my fault? No, it’s theirs.“Helen Sloan/HBONever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Previously speaking toVariety, Benioff said theGame of Thronesteam never doubted their decision to kill off Pascal’s character.“Nope. I mean, we love Pedro. And we loved that character. But his death at the hands of the Mountain was one of our favorite brutal killings from George’s books (which feature a few thousand brutal killings, so that’s saying something),” he said in 2010.“Part of the reason people remember Oberyn is because he died so horribly,” Benioff continued. “And if we hadn’t killed him, poor Pedro never could have doneNarcos. So, it worked out. Not for Oberyn. But for the rest of us.”
Pedro Pascalhas no issues with the wayGame of Thronescharacter went out.
In a new interview withEsquire, the 47-year-oldMandalorianstar was asked to explain various moments throughout his career, including his rather vicious death on the HBO hit. It’s often considered to be one of the show’s most iconic deaths.
“Makes me feel like a boss,” he said. “If I’m actually up there and if I’m in the top three, I mean then like, everything after is a bit futile.”
Added Pascal, “It’s like, what am I doing? Why am I still trying? I did it.”
Pascal played Oberyn Martell inGame of Thrones' fourth season. Oberyn was killed in the most brutal way: amid a duel, Gregor Clegane, literally, squeezed his head until it burst.
The scene has become a memorable part inGame of Throneshistory — but the part could have nearly gone to someone else.
During Pascal’sEsquirevideo interview, he recalled how series co-creator and showrunner David Benioff oncecalled his audition “amateurish.”
“It’s true! I had my friend tape me with my iPhone,” theUnbearable Weight of Massive Talentactor said. “There were so many pages. They sent me like 20 something pages to do, which obviously, in the time that they wanted the tape to be turned in, I wasn’t going to be able to memorize all those lines. So the easiest way was for somebody to sit in front of you with an iPhone and then just kind of like have the pages down here and read it casually.”
Pascal then joked: “And the suckers fell for it. Is that my fault? No, it’s theirs.”
Helen Sloan/HBO
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Previously speaking toVariety, Benioff said theGame of Thronesteam never doubted their decision to kill off Pascal’s character.
“Nope. I mean, we love Pedro. And we loved that character. But his death at the hands of the Mountain was one of our favorite brutal killings from George’s books (which feature a few thousand brutal killings, so that’s saying something),” he said in 2010.
“Part of the reason people remember Oberyn is because he died so horribly,” Benioff continued. “And if we hadn’t killed him, poor Pedro never could have doneNarcos. So, it worked out. Not for Oberyn. But for the rest of us.”
source: people.com
