George R.R. Martin Answers Facebook Fans' Questions

Amazon speaks with the hugely popular author of the epic fantasy series, "A Song of Ice and Fire" (including "Game of Thrones"). Martin was selected as one of Time magazine's "most influential people in the world." Time called him the "American Tolkien." He answers questions submitted by Amazon Books Facebook fans (back in the summer of 2011).

[devinrai]

Just Imagine. Inside this man's head is the ending to A Song Of Ice And Fire.

[callmeinstead]

"art is not a democracy"


something film makers need to understand

[TheeGoldDynamite]

What we need to do is find the Fountain of Youth for George so he can write 50 more books!

[MrEnviousOfficial]

Its crazy that a man who, as a child, experienced very little of the world is able to so eloquently tell a story that varies its perspectives across a huge continent. Amazing.

[LuisCarlosAlvarezRebaza]

This guy is like the most badass geek in the world.

[TheeSuperJazzer]

this man is a pleasure to watch and hear him speak

[iftak]

'Are wildlings human?' 'Is Bran really crippled' the fuck is up with some of these questions lol

[kevnar]

George must get tired of answering the same questions over and over and over.  Every interview I've seen, he winds up going over the same points he already answered in every other interview. But he does a good job.

[builderman]

"Human beings are complex people." George R. R. Martin

[dafunk]

I love how well thought out and thorough his answers are!

[stephanier]

I can just listen to this man speak for hours!

[KabzieMusic]

Fantastic interview, particularly the final third. "Art is not a democracy."

[TheDrownduck]

11:23 "are widlings

holy

fcking

sht!

[FlockofSmeagles]

Just imagine having George R.R Martin DM for your group, holy shit.

[DalleDayul]

I love George's voice. For some reason, it just sounds so cool to me!

[TheSingleGuy]

Hearing George's story was very moving. Really got into his humble beginnings. Whatta G.

[WalterLiddy]

When he talks about the female characters frustrated by their position I suddenly realized that two of these (Cersei and Brienne) are an interesting pair.  Cersei despises Brienne, yet Brienne is exactly as Cersei wishes she could be.  Cersei laments that she is not a man, whereas Brienne does not allow that fact to prevent her from assuming the office of a man.  Cersei should admire her, but doesn't - maybe because she serves as a reminder of Cersei's own failure to be what she wishes.

[USMCpredator]

love how he refused Hollywood corporate's but still ends up bringing his story to the screen probably better than Hollywood ever could 

[Atem]

So george was watching ships and making up stories about them when he was a kid,
Sansa was doing the same thing huh.

[TheWildmanden]

I loved that part:
"Do you have a character that you favor?"
"Tyrion"
"Why"
"Because he's fun"
Exactly, well said George