"Game of Thrones" star Natalie Dormer, who plays Margaery Tyrell, recently talked about sexism and even said that actors shouldn't have opinions about the matter in television since they should focus on the perspective or roles that they are given. She also shared her thoughts about giving farewell rituals to casts that are killed off.
“It’s not my job to defend the show,” Dormer said according to Express UK. “The actor’s job is to be the vessel of the text of the writers. Sometimes, I feel like it’s a little unfair that we’re asked to defend all the choices in the show.”
Dormer also said that show runners DB Weiss and David Benioff are far away from misogynistic and that they are writing to portray misogyny and chauvinism that actually exists in the real society. Her point is that the actors do not create the scenes or the characters of the people they portray because they just act according to the material they are given for the story a life.
With that, Dormer thinks that actors should not have any opinion about it since they are merely acting and that part of their job description is to be able to empathize with whatever roles they have.
But apparently, other actors of Game of Thrones do not share her viewpoint like Emilia Clarke who plays Daenerys and is so vocal about wanting to see more nakedness on the show.
Meanwhile, Dormer was asked by Vanity Fair during her celebration for being the recipient of the Women in Film’s Face of the Future if the Game of Thrones holds farewell parties or rituals for casts who are killed off and would leave the show.
She said that they don't do it because if they do, they wouldn't have any time for anything else anymore. She even said that if they had farewell parties, they would be making cakes forever. She also revealed that the cast don't cry when a character is killed off because after the return of Jon Snow, any character may still come back to life.
Dormer also revealed that the only ritual that Game of Thrones did was for the show runners David Benioff and D. B. Weiss and to an actor whose character was to be killed off.