When the reigning king of Westeros steps down – or, more likely, is forcibly removed – it will also be the swan song for Jack Gleeson, the actor who plays King Joffery Baratheon on HBO's Game of Thrones. Gleeson told the Irish Independent that he plans to retire from acting when his turn on the show wraps up, saying he prefers a simple life over the glitz of Hollywood.
"It was always a recreation beforehand, but when I started doing Game of Thrones, perhaps the reality was made too real for me,...
"It was always a recreation beforehand, but when I started doing Game of Thrones, perhaps the reality was made too real for me,...
- 11/26/2013
- Rollingstone.com
Don't expect "Game of Thrones" star Jack Gleeson to become a familiar face in Hollywood when and if his time with the TV series comes to an end. The man better known as King Joffrey has announced he'll be cutting his ties with professional acting after his commitment to the HBO show is over.
"The lifestyle that comes with being an actor in a successful TV show isn't something I gravitate towards," the 21-year-old tells Brendan O'Connor on The Saturday Night Show." "It was a recreation beforehand and when I started doing Game of Thrones there was, I wouldn't say pressure, but perhaps the reality became too real for me."
Gleeson is acknowledging that his opinion on the subject might change in the future. "I have wanted to become an actor and it's just the last few years I've started to change my mind about it, so I'm liable to change it again,...
"The lifestyle that comes with being an actor in a successful TV show isn't something I gravitate towards," the 21-year-old tells Brendan O'Connor on The Saturday Night Show." "It was a recreation beforehand and when I started doing Game of Thrones there was, I wouldn't say pressure, but perhaps the reality became too real for me."
Gleeson is acknowledging that his opinion on the subject might change in the future. "I have wanted to become an actor and it's just the last few years I've started to change my mind about it, so I'm liable to change it again,...
- 11/25/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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