Game of Thrones (TV Series)

Mhysa (2013)

Charles Dance: Tywin Lannister

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• Joffrey Baratheon : I am the king! I will punish you!

  Tywin Lannister : Any man who must say, "I am the king" is no true king. I'll make sure you understand that when I've won your war for you.

  Joffrey Baratheon : My father won the real war. He killed Prince Rhaegar. He took the crown while you hid under Casterly Rock!

  [There is a long, tense silence, as the council wait to see how Tywin will respond to such a shocking insult; Tyrion watches eagerly to see which of the two relatives he despises the most will win. After he takes a second to contemplate his words to his grandfather, even Joffrey shows muted terror. But although Tywin's gaze never leaves Joffrey, he remains completely calm, and continues to betray no emotion] 

  Tywin Lannister : The king is tired. See him to his chambers.

  Cersei Lannister : Come along.

  Joffrey Baratheon : I'm not tired.

  Cersei Lannister : We have so much to celebrate. A wedding to plan. You must rest.

  Tywin Lannister : Grand Maester, perhaps some essence of nightshade to help him sleep

  Joffrey Baratheon : I'm not... TIRED!

• Tyrion Lannister : You just sent the most powerful man in Westeros to bed without his supper.

  Tywin Lannister : You're a fool if you believe he's the most powerful man in Westeros.

  Tyrion Lannister : A treasonous statement. Joffrey is king.

  Tywin Lannister : You really think a crown gives you power?

  Tyrion Lannister : No. I think armies give you power.

• Tywin Lannister : Shall I explain to you in one easy lesson how the world works?

  Tyrion Lannister : [sarcastically]  Use small words, I'm not as bright as you.

  Tywin Lannister : The house that puts family first will always defeat the house that puts the whims and wishes of its sons and daughters first. A good man does everything in his power to better his family's position, *regardless* of his own selfish desires.

  [Tyrion smirks] 

  Tywin Lannister : Does that amuse you?

  Tyrion Lannister : No, it's a very good lesson only it's easy for you to preach utter devotion to family when you're making all the decisions.

  Tywin Lannister : Easy for me, is it?

  Tyrion Lannister : When have you ever done something that wasn't in your interest but solely for the benefit of the family?

  Tywin Lannister : The day that you were born! I wanted to carry you into the sea and let the waves wash you away. Instead, I let you live. And I brought you as my son. Because you're a Lannister.

• [Tywin and Tyrion discuss the Red Wedding] 

  Tyrion Lannister : Walder Frey is many things, but a brave man?

  Tywin Lannister : No. He never would have risked such an action if he didn't have certain assurances. Which he got from me. Do you disapprove?

  Tyrion Lannister : I'm all for cheating. This is war. But to slaughter them at a wedding...

  Tywin Lannister : [dryly]  Explain to me why it is more noble to kill 10,000 men in battle than a dozen at dinner.

• Tywin Lannister : Do you want to write a song for the dead Starks? Go ahead, write one. I'm in this world a little while longer to defend the Lannisters, to defend my blood.

  Tyrion Lannister : The Northerners will never forget.

  Tywin Lannister : Good. Let them remember what happens when they march on the south.