Sibel Kekilli plays Shae.
Q: Who do you want to be on the throne?
Shae! What a question, excuse me!
Q: What is your favorite episode?
All the episodes where Shae is in.
Q: Do you think that Shae is a feminist?
Of course. Yes! She’s not afraid of men and of women and she’s not interested in money. At the beginning, yes, in the first season, but not anymore. And she just fights for women and you know, even for Sansa, she protects her, so yeah, I think she’s a feminist. But sometimes she should think first before she talks.
Q: Do you think that gets her in trouble?
Of course, all the time.
Q: What has it been like immersing yourself in the world of “Game of Thrones”?
It’s like amazing! Sometimes people think I am Oona Chaplin, they say, “Oh, I love your job, your character is wonderful.” “Thank you very much, I know, I know,” and they ask me, “Okay, what’s your next project Oona?” I go, “I’m not Oona, my part is Shae.” But it’s really, really fantastic. I mean, to stand here, to talk to you guys it’s amazing.
Q: What’s it like working with Peter Dinklage?
I hate him, he’s like a diva! No, he’s really, really lovely. There are two sorts of actors, one actor is always like “Oh, how did I look?” or “Am I looking good?” and they don’t act with you, but Peter is one of the other sorts of actors who is acting with you, they are reacting when you act, he’s acting with his eyes.
Q: What was your first reaction when you read the script because you have some of the racier sex scenes?
I was like, there should be more naked men, not the women. You know, it shouldn’t say “all men must die” it should say “all men get naked” or something like that. … Honestly, the women are at the same level like the men. They are not fighting with their swords but they are fighting with their brains and manipulating other people so I think it’s a really modern show.
