The UK’s Telegraph has a great interview today with a Game of Thrones star we don’t hear from as frequently as some of the other cast members- Iwan Rheon, who plays the wicked Ramsay Bolton, formerly known as Snow.

The Welsh actor covers a variety of topics including his casting, the show’s hardworking extras, Ramsay’s future, acting, and the question of nurture-vs-nature.

Some of the highlights from the interview:

On his casting: “I wasn’t allowed to talk to anyone about it from the beginning of filming to the broadcast of the end of season three, I was supposed to say to everyone, ‘oh my character is Boy,’ which was really embarrassing.”

On working in the cold of Northern Ireland: “You can see Scotland. The winds coming in November, you’re so cold your mouth starts to seize up, you’re getting blown around by the wind, it’s like, are we actually doing this now? You’re mad. But then you look down and the poor extras in little blankets, no protection. They’re not looked after properly, it’s not really the vibe. It’s bloody cold sometimes.”

Nature vs. nurture: “What’s weird about Ramsay is there is obviously something wrong with him and there always has been. I don’t think you can learn that kind of behaviour. If you are not nurtured correctly it can come out of you but I think he was a little s— anyway. The nature-nurture argument, its obviously a bit of both, but nurture could have helped a lot. But it didn’t happen so he’s just a complete monster.”

He has an especially disturbing moment to play this year: “Some of the things he does really disturb me. I worry about the preparation, it’s not like learning it at home, it’s ‘Oh god, this is horrible.’ Then gearing myself up to do it, and then when I get on the set to do it, in my trailer, that day, I really don’t want to do it. And then you’ve got to slap yourself and say “come on, it’s not real, it’s not real, just do it.” I had a real moment like that this year, I had to really pull myself together.”

Is Ramsay’s time almost up?: “He’s gonna get one hell of a horrendous death. Imminent death. I just hope it’s not this year, because I’ve just bought a flat. I need him to keep doing terrible things until I’ve paid for it! Next year, fine. I’m really looking forward to it. It’s weird, because everyone’s anticipating season five, but I feel like that’s done, next! I won’t be doing that for a while. I don’t even know if I’m in it.”

Check out the Telegraph for the full interview for more on Rheon’s thoughts on acting, Game of Thrones and his singing and song-writing.