Alexander Dreymon

I believe that my greatest strength is a deep-rooted, unshakeable trust to never let myself give up. ”

My mom was a history teacher when I was a kid, so I hated history out of rebellion. ”

On a personal level, I don't exactly thrive on the idea of being known as the guy who goes topless - because I also took my shirt off on 'American Horror Story: Coven' - but I think in 'The Last Kingdom,' it's mainly done in the right way. ”

I don't really feel an allegiance to any of the countries I have lived in, even though I feel like part of them, and part of them is in me. ”

I loved Bernard Cornwell's books. ”

No amount of success is worth it to me if I can't share it with someone I love. ”

I was in love with a girl in my class when I was in primary school, and she obviously thought I was a freak, so that wasn't working out. And the the guys in my class, every two weeks they'd say, 'Hey, we spoke to her, and she really likes you now. You should go and ask her again.' And then I'd go and ask her again. ”

There are definitely advantages to not looking like a Viking in real life. ”

I have done martial arts my whole life, so it comes easily, but I have never done proper sword fighting. ”

I had a lot of older friends when I was a kid, from sort of all walks of life, and that's still the way it is. ”