"Watch porn then."
That's the response of Danish actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau when Game of Thrones co-star Sibel Kekilli suggests there should be more male nudity in the hit TV series.
If you put a group of journalists in a room with actors from the HBO show it's only a matter of time before the topic of nudity and sex comes up.
It's usually only a matter of seconds after that the puns begin.
In London to promote this week's release of season three on DVD, Kekilli (Shae in the show) was asked by a female reporter if there should be more male nudity.
"Yes of course," the German replied. "Why not?"
Coster-Waldau suggested perhaps there should just be less female nudity instead, but Kekilli was insistent: "No, there are good-looking guys."
That's when the Danish actor, who plays Jaime Lannister, joked that people should simply watch porn.
But Carice van Houten, who has taken her clothes off for her turn as the Red Priestess Melisandre, thinks people should simply relax.
Her character places leeches on Gendry's penis in one episode and the Dutch actor admits she loves the "extreme stuff".
"That's why the show is so great," van Houten says.
Asked whether she thinks there's a case for more male nudity she's unequivocal: "Hell yeah."
"Of course it has to be functional and it mostly is," the 37-year-old says.
"That's what I like about this show. Not the sex per se but the nudity.
"It's part of life. Who sleeps with their bra on? It's annoying."
The actor says she gets nervous filming nude or sex scenes but being Dutch means she's used to it.
"Which doesn't mean that I like it - but I'm more comfortable maybe than anyone else."
Van Houten doesn't like the tension nudity can foster.
"The more you try to hide yourself the more people on set will want to peek. That's just the nature (of it).
"So I'd rather just show everyone, 'This is the material'.
"This is the body, your mother has them (breasts), let's not make a big fuss. Then they get used to it and you can just walk around."
Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth in Thrones) acknowledges the show is both sexy and violent.
But he thinks it's all relevant.
"If there was not hugely strong female characters then it would be (sexist)," he says.
"To have that sort of stuff it does have to be earned otherwise it's just gratuitous.
"But some of the most dangerous characters in the show are women. They are extraordinarily well-rounded ..."
The Irish actor trails off there before adding: "I won't say well-rounded - well-drawn."
The 52-year-old insists Game of Thrones requires viewers to be intelligent and as a result the series isn't patronising.
"It shows the dark side and the bright side of humanity and it's inclusive.
"If the violence and the sex wasn't in the show that would be patronising."
*Game of Thrones: The Complete Third Season is released on DVD and Blu-ray on February 19. Season 4 begins on pay-TV's showcase channel on April 7.
