But Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, who portrays the character in the HBO series, told Wired at the San Francisco premiere of the new season that despite Jaime’s arrogant and, shall we say, unorthodox behavior, he always has good (or at least understandable) reasons for what he does. In his own way, said the actor, Jaime is “a very honorable man” — perhaps even as honorable as Ned Stark.
“That’s what’s great about the show,” said Coster-Waldeau. “You think you have one truth about a character, and then a few episodes down the road you go, ‘oh, wait a minute,’ and [have to] question your own beliefs.”
