Summary
Eve Bestis an acting ace.
Now shes an absolute force on HBOsHouse of the Dragon.
Best plays Rhaenys, the Queen Who Never Was, in theGame of Thronesprequel series.
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Someone who redefined feminine power and beauty on the big screen,Stockard Channing.
When I was a young there was a performance thatreallystruck me.
I haven’t watchedGreasefor years and years.
I feel like that.
And also, she didn’t look like a normal Hollywood star.
Literally, it was like Jesus was coming.
It was like, Its Stockard Channing!
I went to see a play ofHedda Gablerwith an amazing actress called Eve Best, she began.
I was like, That bit was amazing!
Best credits the world-renowned Globe Theatre in London.
When we didHedda, I hadn’t worked at The Globe, I don’t think, yet.
it’s possible for you to’t hide that stuff.
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She gravitates towards roles that scare the shit out of [her].
Its almost a criteria for the jobs that I take, if it scares the shit out of me.
It’s those ones where you go, I’ve gotnoidea how I could relate to this.
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I remember that with, I mean, all of them, actually.
Actually, with Hedda, too.
I thought, I don’t know how I can get under the skin.
The reign of House Targaryen begins with this prequel to the popular HBO seriesGame of Thrones.Based on George R.R. Martin’sFire & Blood,House of the Dragonis set nearly 200 years beforeGame of Thrones, telling the story of the Targaryen civil war with King Viserys.
Thats what’s so interesting, when you start empathizing with these characters.
The more I do it, the more it feels like it’s like a psychological experiment.
So [much] to do with instinct and feeling.
It’s very, very complicated for her.
That knowledge is, of course, weighty.
And that right there is why Rhaenys would have made an excellent Queen of the Seven Kingdoms.
Her answer will likely leave you quite eager to see whats to come this season.
I got through it, and I didn’t indulge myself.
She just gets on with it.
House of the DragonSeason 2 kicks off on June 16 on Max.
