Game of Thrones (TV Series)

The Prince of Winterfell (2012)

Peter Dinklage: Tyrion Lannister

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• Tyrion Lannister : [to Cersei]  I will hurt you for this. A day will come when you think you are safe and happy, and your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth. And you will know the debt is paid.

• Joffrey Baratheon : You're the master of whisperers, you're supposed to know everything!

  Lord Varys : No man can be in all rooms at all times. I have many little birds in the North, my lord, but I haven't heard their songs since Theon Greyjoy captured Winterfell.

  Joffrey Baratheon : The Stark forces are distracted. Now is the time to strike.

  Tyrion Lannister : To strike? My dear nephew, you do see these men preparing the walls for siege? You do understand Stannis Baratheon sails this way?

  Joffrey Baratheon : If my uncle Stannis lands on the shores of King's Landing, I'll ride out to greet him.

  Tyrion Lannister : A brave choice, Your Grace. I'm sure your men will line up behind you.

  Joffrey Baratheon : They say Stannis never smiles.

  [Joffrey briefly unsheathes his dagger] 

  Joffrey Baratheon : I'll give him a red smile. From ear to ear.

  [Joffrey walks away] 

  Tyrion Lannister : Imagine Stannis' terror.

  Lord Varys : I am trying.

• Tyrion Lannister : You're an intelligent man. I like to think I'm an intelligent man.

  Lord Varys : Oh, no one disputes that, my lord, not even the multitudes who despise you.

  Tyrion Lannister : I wish we could converse as two honest, intelligent men.

  Lord Varys : I wish we could, too.

  [a brief pause] 

  Tyrion Lannister : What do you want? Tell me.

  Lord Varys : If we're going to play, you'll have to start.

  Tyrion Lannister : My brother was the youngest Kingsguard in history. My sister became queen at the age of nineteen. When I reached manhood, my father put me in charge of all the drains and cisterns in Casterly Rock.

  Lord Varys : A most highborn plumber.

  Tyrion Lannister : The water never flowed better. And all the shit found its way to the sea. Never expected to have any real power. So when my father named me acting Hand...

  Lord Varys : You're quite good at being Hand, you know. Jon Arryn and Ned Stark were good men. Honorable men. But they disdained the game and those who played. You enjoy the game.

  Tyrion Lannister : I do. Last thing I expected.

  Lord Varys : And you play it well.

  Tyrion Lannister : I'd like to keep playing it. If Stannis breaches the gates, the game is over.

  Lord Varys : They say he burns his enemies alive to honor the Lord of Light.

  Tyrion Lannister : The Lord of Light wants his enemies burned. The Drowned God wants them drowned. Why are all the gods such vicious cunts? Where is the god of tits and wine?

  Lord Varys : In the Summer Isles, they worship a fertility goddess with sixteen teats.

  Tyrion Lannister : We should sail there immediately.

  [a brief pause] 

  Lord Varys : This morning I heard a song. All the way from Qarth, beyond the Red Waste. Danaerys Targaryen lives.

  Tyrion Lannister : A girl at the edge of the world is the least of our problems.

  Lord Varys : She has three dragons. But even if what they say is true, it will be years before they are fully grown. And then there'll be nowhere to hide.

  Tyrion Lannister : One game at a time, my friend.

• Lord Varys : My Lord Hand, Commander. I must compliment on the Gold Cloaks' performance these last few weeks.

  Lord Varys : [to Tyrion]  Did you know there has been a marked drop in thievery?

  Tyrion Lannister : I did not know.

  Tyrion Lannister : [to Bronn]  And how did you accomplish this marked drop in thievery?

  Bronn : Me and the lads rounded up all the known thieves.

  Tyrion Lannister : For questioning?

  Bronn : Uh, no.

  [Tyrion looks annoyed] 

  Bronn : It's just the unknown thieves we've got to worry about now.

  Tyrion Lannister : We talked about this.

  Bronn : Aye, we talked about it. Have you ever been in a city under siege? Maybe this part's not in your books. See, it's not the fighting that kills most people; it's the starving. Food's worth more than gold. Noble ladies sell their diamonds for a sack of potatoes. Things get bad enough, the poor start eating each other. The thieves, they love a siege. Soon as the gates are sealed, they steal all the food. By the time it's all over, they're the richest men in town.

  Lord Varys : Given the circumstances, my lord, I believe extreme measures are warranted.

• Tyrion Lannister : [panicking]  Shae!

  Shae : Have you lost your mind? What is wrong?

  [Tyrion is relieved that Shae is safe] 

  Tyrion Lannister : You're beautiful!

  Shae : Then why do you look so sad?

  [Tyrion kneels in front of Shae] 

  Tyrion Lannister : We have to be more careful.

  Shae : Don't be afraid. I can take care of myself.

  [Tyrion looks up at Shae] 

  Tyrion Lannister : There are people who want to hurt me.

  Shae : I know. I won't let them. I'll cut off their faces. I will.

  [Tyrion looks at Shae lovingly] 

  Tyrion Lannister : I would kill for you. Do you know that? I... I expect I will have to, before this is over. You're mine.

  Shae : [bemused]  I'm yours.

  Tyrion Lannister : Promise me.

  Shae : I'm yours, and you're mine.

  [Shae kisses Tyrion]