Sean Bean on the phrase ''Winter's Coming''
As we know, this phrase is iconic because it became a central theme of the show. In this wired interview, Sean says that HE came up with the phrase-
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsHpj5FJXjI
But surely George RR wrote this in the books before Sean got the script?
I did read somewhere that, although ''the North'' gives the show it's english northern accents, it was Sean's Sheffield, South Yorkshire accent that inspired many of the cast to mimic his?