Even Lena Headey felt weird about Cersei Lannister sitting on the Iron Throne but from the character's perspective the world needed to be tamed.
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In a world of kings and men, Cersei Lannister made herself the most powerful and ruthless of them all. But in creating such a character—as villainous in her desires as she is filled with wretched unhappiness—only an actor like Lena Headey could have created an irreversible arc like the one she portrayed on Game of Thrones.
But when it comes to appreciating the fictional queen, Headey would be the first to say she is in awe of her. After all, only a fierce character like hers would refuse to be dampened by the humiliation of the Walk of Shame and instead blow up the entire September full of fanatics (and the young queen trying to take her place) in revenge.
When asked about her character in Game of Thrones, Lena Headey was quite clear about where she stood in her opinion of Cersei: "a self-serving manipulator." But as she grew older and more familiar with her alter ego, Headey came to a different understanding.
