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I was a volunteer at the Olympic Village for the London 2012 Olympics, and it was really curious to see the many different cultures and personalities from the countries around the World. I remember seeing a few North Korean athletes around the village, and the only way I could describe them are zombies. The looked dead behind the eyes, as if all the personality had been sapped out of them.

My question is: When you lived in North Korea, what was the general perception about the people living in the rest of the World?

When you were first pitched the idea of the show, how many seasons did you think the show had the potential to do?

Of late, many stories are appearing in the press tarnishing Russia's/Putin's image. So, it's hard for us, as unbiased people to know any similarities between Stalin, and Putin's time in office.

Do you see any similarities between both Putin and Stalin?

We read all about these stories of torture camps in North Korea.

1- Was anything ever mentioned about these camps.

2-Did you feel at any point that your guides or the police/guards were acting up as well in fear of their lives?

I love the chemistry between you and Jerome Flynn (Bronn), you guys seem to bounce off each other really well.

My question is: How hard is it to translate a relationship between two characters onto the screen with an actor/actress you haven't worked with?

Also, as a Brit, your grasp of our accent is quite superb. Great job.