Anyone who spends time on the road knows there's something special about being in the middle of Utah or Nebraska - you sit with it, and there's a peace about it. You can go left or right, and it opens up all kinds of doors. You take your own path.
— Jason Momoa
I grew up with a single mother, and I wasn't out shooting too many guns.
I just love stories, and I love movies, learning and seeing the world. Growing up in Iowa, it was like, you wanna see the world? Movies can help you do that.
Both my parents are artists, so that just makes me look at everything slightly different. I listened to different music; I dressed differently. So I kind of grew up without following the pack.
After 'Game of Thrones,' having a character like that, that's like the pinnacle of your career.
I've done a lot of dumb things in my life.
There's a bunch of stuff I want to learn. Instead of waiting around on set all day, I'd rather be learning something cool.
My kids are my greatest piece of art.
I would love to do comedy.
Being raised in Iowa, I know what a cornfield does for me, and I wanted to have that same kind of feeling for the Ramapo Mountains.
To play Khal Drogo was phenomenal, and I wished there was more stuff he could have done. I'm going to miss that character.
If you're in a small town somewhere and you can go and visit Paris, you can go to the top of Everest, that's just cool. It's worth it because you become more educated in something.
Me and my son got pictures on the Batmobile. I'm a big kid.
I'm a big softie.
I'm a big kid, you know?
I watch action movies, and you don't remember when Jason Statham does a kick or punch. It's character trait stuff you remember.
My son loves swords and shields and dragons.
Most people don't know who I am in the industry. I'm far from 'Conan' and 'Game of Thrones.'
This is a unique legal loophole in the U.S.: If a non-native comes on a reservation and commits any crime, the non-native should be prosecuted by a federal court. Tribal law can arrest and hold someone for a year, but tribal law cannot prosecute non-natives. So since the federal courts are so overloaded, some of the cases get tossed out.
There's nothing I've ever worked on that beat 'Game of Thrones' - that's a 10-hour movie; they put a lot of money in it.
I was a skateboarder when I was little; I still skateboard. I teach my kids how to skate.
My mum raised me on 'On the Waterfront,' 'Gone with the Wind' and 'Rear Window.'
My wife's Lisa Bonet. I'm a very lucky man.
I think I was pretty reckless and definitely a bit out of control. Now, I'm more focused.
I love working with Oscar winners.
You get a lot of respect for 'Game of Thrones,' and it was a lot of fun to play, but it didn't help my career a lot because Khal Drago doesn't even speak English.
I actually went to study with the Ramapoughs in New York. I wanted to be able to see the mountains and the forest, be around the people.
When I read that Khal Drogo role, I was blown away. I couldn't believe it was happening. I had to have that role.
Zack Snyder is a huge fan of 'Game of Thrones,' and I met him in the training stunt facility that I train at, and I guess he really liked me because he later called me into his office, and we talked about playing Aquaman.
In my man cave, I have tomahawks, throwing knives, and old black-bear furs. There's skulls, weapons everywhere.
I did 'Batman v Superman' for one or two days.
I don't want to be like Spider-man or Batman, the do-gooder kind of thing.
When I got 'Stargate: Atlantis,' I said, 'Man, I'd love to be on HBO.'
For 'Conan,' I had to eat boiled chicken breast and work out all the time and basically eat like a bird every two hours and stay ripped.
That's one of the great things about being an actor. You get to learn all these things normal people don't get to learn.
I'm a father, a son, and a grandson, and if anyone messed with my wife, mom, or grandmother, and if the law didn't care about it, what would I do? Would I be defined by that action?
When I did play team sports, I was into soccer and hockey. I loved hockey. And then rock climbing became the thing that got me out of Iowa, and I traveled the world for rock climbing. I really loved the, I guess you would say, dirtbag lifestyle of not eating much and traveling the world and slipping into different cultures and just observing.
I was an outcast. I was from a town of wrestlers and football players.
When I went off to college in 1997, I didn't go back and watch 'Conan.' I was out partying and dating women.
I told my wife, 'One woman, lots of toys!'
I want it to be the greatest thing I ever do: make good humans.
I haven't been an actor who's been able to pick and choose roles, and being a family man, it's been about putting food on the table.
My wife says to do the dishes, and I'm like, 'Yes, baby. I can clean up.'
'Game of Thrones' is the greatest thing I've ever been a part of.
There aren't, like, four Aquamans before me. I get to set the tone for it.
Iowa is an amazing place. But I didn't have much race around me. I was definitely not like everyone there.
I've got kids, goats. My wife always wanted a donkey, so I bought her one.
My children aren't normally allowed to watch a lot of things that I'm in.
I'm a big wuss, and not the king in the least. My wife is.
My mom's an artist in every way. She's a painter, a photographer. She's a wanderer - always searching, always seeing. I guess you could say my mom gave me her eyes.
