It’s kind of sad that some of my best friends on set like Emilia Clarke, I never get to spend time with, but I think what makes us so close is that we’re sharing this common ground where we’re all working on this wonderful show. It really binds us together. - Kit Harington
“My favorite book,” Kit ponders. “It’s pretty morbid, really, but it’s ‘1984’ by George Orwell. I love it, I’ve always loved it. I’ve read it numerous times. It’s given me paranoia about the world many times.” He cracks a smile. “And I love ‘Catcher in the Rye’. You know, I’m reading a lot of William Boyd at the moment. I go through different authors at different times. There’s a brilliant Scottish author called William Boyd, and he writes brilliantly- sort of profound but not in-your-face books…There’s one called ‘Any Human Heart’ which I’ve just read, which is amazing.” (X)
He easily admits to being something of a naughty teen. “I think I got 50 detentions one year. I was a rebellious little shit, one of those annoying little teenagers who fights against any authority,” he explains and laughs. “I wasn’t too bad. I didn’t get expelled. I drifted between groups and found that I was just a drama student who liked dressing in black.”
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