‘House of the Dragon’: James Norton and Benjamin Evan Ainsworth on Ormund and Daeron’s ‘Twisted’ Bond
I know that the cast has a chance to have not quite rehearsals, but almost like conversations with one another, before the season starts. Ben, how did the two of you go about finding the relationship between your characters? BEA: I remember we had conversations with Ryan and some of the directors early on, like you say, before filming started. Those were great in illustrating the bones of the relationship. I suppose the rest of it happens as we’re filming and exploring while we’re figuring that out and blocking and rehearsing on the day. It’s that mixture, I suppose: what we’re doing ourselves at work, conversations, and then reacting to one another on the day. JN: And time! I sometimes get asked [to give] advice to actors. I’ve got to that stage in my life where I’m no longer the one taking it. I’m somewhere in between taking it and giving the advice. But my advice always is: spend time with people who you are working with. We were lucky because HBO have the resources …
