Game of Thrones Season 4 Spoilers: Peter Dinklage talks Tyrion Lannister and more

New Jersey native Peter Dinklage transforms into the fan favorite Tyrion Lannister on HBO's smash hit Game of Thrones. The actor returns for Season 4, which premieres April 6, and it looks like Tyrion is in for a not-so-nice time this year.

Dinklage spoke to EW.com and offered a preview of what fans can expect from Tyrion in Season 4:

"Well, to anyone who has read the books, we stick fairly closely to that plotline, and those reversals of fortune really send him down the rabbit hole. What's interesting about this character is how much he changes [this season]. It's remarkable. When Dave and Dan and I met for the first time, they talked about this stuff, and I found it to be so interesting as an actor to go on that journey because he really ends up in a different place than he thought he was going to. It's fueled a bit by anger towards his family, and trying to find his place in the world. You see that some people rely on drunk, funny Tyrion. I think funny and drunk lasts only so long. He sobers up in many ways. And love is in his life [with Shae], and that causes a tremendous amount of damage - because he's vulnerable and he doesn't like to be vulnerable. He's completely stripped of his defense mechanisms."

Dinklage also discussed how he is not on Twitter and joked that he would hit the gym should he be required to do a nude scene in the future.

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