Cersei Lannister’s Coldest And Most Badass Quotes From “Game of Thrones”
Cersei looms large over Game of Thrones. She’s the ultimate villain and the character with the most texture. And she gets all the best lines.
It doesn’t hurt having someone as talented as Lena Headey making every barb, insult, drag, or bon mot into 24-karat gold. But what makes Cersei such a great villain and a factory for memorable lines is that no matter how terrible she is, we understand her. She suffered in an abusive marriage, with no autonomy or agency. And she’s lost all her children and everyone she loved.
Of course she’s going to murder enemies, blow up septs, and have children thrown out of windows. So here are Cersei Lannister’s best quotes from Game of Thrones.
Cersei on Running
“He’s right to be afraid and a coward to run.”
Cersei is Westeros’ commander-in-chief of bitchy turns of phrase, and there is very little as satisfying as when you think she’s showing empathy but actually is just being Queen Shade. All the better when she does it while Euron Greyjoy is still basically in earshot.
Cersei’s Sleep Regimen
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“I don’t sleep very well, not at all really. I lie awake and stare at the canopy and imagine ways of killing my enemies.”
Another monologue during a torture scene. And another all-time classic. This time, Cersei is getting her revenge on Ellaria Sand for killing Cersei’s daughter.
If you come for Cersei, most likely you’re going to end up shackled and terrified while she swans around giving Emmy consideration clips.
Cersei’s Forgiving Nature
“I will not kneel before some bare-footed commoner and beg his forgiveness.”
One of my biggest problems with the whole Faith Militant plot is that Cersei is smarter than getting herself mixed up with the High Septon. She is a tactician, and empowering the High Sparrow just doesn’t seem that tactful.
With that being said, it gives her plenty of opportunity to do what she does best, and that is feed our cold-dark hearts with her drags, teardowns and shade.
Cersei’s Sense of Humor
‘I don’t think it’s funny at all. I think it’s another bad joke”
Cersei makes a joke, and Jon Snow tries to shut it down. She is trying to lighten the mood, Jon; why do you have to constantly be such a buzzkill?
Well, Cersei is never one to let someone have the last word, and her response is one of the best Lena Headey line readings in the show’s seventh season. Jon Snow might be a match for Cersei, but Kit Harrington is no match for Lena Headey.