George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin, often referred to as GRRM, is an American novelist and short-story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known for his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire, which was later adapted into the HBO dramatic series Game of Thrones...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 September 1948
CountryUnited States of America
hate writing character
As Faulkner says, all of us have the capacity in us for great good and for great evil, for love but also for hate. I wanted to write those kinds of complex character in a fantasy, and not just have all the good people get together to fight the bad guy.
fiction fantasy mystery
Yes - 90% of fantasy is crap. And so is 90% of science fiction and 90% of mystery fiction and 90% of literary fiction.
kids television fantasy
Unfortunately in television, for whatever reason, fantasy became thought of as a kids' genre.
magic fantasy lows
There is magic in my universe, but it's pretty low magic compared to other fantasies.
kings example medieval
There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings.
risk envelopes pushing-the-envelope
The cable makers are the ones who are willing to take risks and do something original and push the envelope some.
rome hbo wish
'Rome' was one of my favourite shows, and I wish HBO had given it three more seasons 'cause I would have loved to continue watching it.
book things-i-love surprise
One of the things I love, and I'm a voracious reader as well as a writer, is books that surprise me, that are not predictable.
book fans intense
I've written some standalone novels, but a book series allows fans in. There's much more intense involvement.
interviews suspense fiction
I've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense.
hero stories villain
Nobody is a villain in their own story. We're all the heroes of our own stories.
snow want caves
I don't ever want t' leave this cave, Jon Snow. Not ever
hurt cutting eyebrows
Don’t call me Lord Snow.” The dwarf lifted an eyebrow. “Would you rather be called the Imp? Let them see that their words can cut you and you’ll never be free of the mockery. If they want to give you a name take it make it your own. Then they can’t hurt you with it anymore.
wall
Spikes, " he sighed. "Heads. Walls.