"It's a great scene and it's a great bear. Bart the Bear, you can see his audition on YouTube. He's so cute. I wanted to take him home and have a bear myself -- a 1,200 pound bear in the backyard."
Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin is well aware that the HBO series has taken on a life of its own. Something he wasn’t expecting, however, is how quickly it would catch up to the books it’s based on.
The celebrated author of the bestselling series A Song of Ice and Fire sat down with The Daily Beast on the outskirts of Comic-Con to discuss the differences between his books and the HBO series, and more.