There's a couple of things you shouldn't do to other humans and you shouldn't say to other humans that Khal Drogo does.
— Jason Momoa
I've been fascinated with Maori culture since I was a kid.
I grew up being an artist, but also rock-climbing and traveling the world and teaching my kids.
I always loved samurai movies, and I wanted to incorporate that whole level of elegance and just the code of the samurai to 'Conan.'
I'm not really tough.
I can't wait until I get to play the fat guy in the office.
My favorite movie is 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.'
I'm half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you - my father taught me.
The truth is we're all searching. We're all looking for guidance, for mentors, and I'm by no means someone to follow.
I couldn't get a job to save my life. That's why I wrote 'Road to Paloma.' That got into Sundance and got into that scene, and that's how I got the role in 'The Red Road.'
I've led a career of having to take work to see my family, over picking and choosing, instead of 'I need food on the table and I don't know how I'm going to pay the mortgage.'
Train hard, train hard, train hard.
When you're just an actor, you do your role, and then you're in your trailer. It's not as hands on as when you're directing. You live and breathe it.
There's a lot of things I would definitely go to bat for in Hawaii. I've been all over that stuff. If someone told me to be quiet about that because of my profession, no. That's my people.
Morning is when I do all my best work.
Everything has technique to it. So if there's something you wanna try out, I think it's always good to get a trainer or listen to people who know what they're doing.
My wife's trying to get me into yoga, and it's gonna take me a while, but eventually I'm gonna have to.
Emilia Clarke is someone I'm very close to, like a sister, and I love her very much.
Both my parents were painters.
I do love horses, but I'd rather be on motorcycles.
I saw Frank Frazetta's art, and it seared on my memory. I love his paintings. They're so amazing.
I'm just gonna make art myself. I have a lot of ideas of things I wanna do and really talented people and friends I'm around, so we decided to make our own thing and set out to do it.
Swimming can be boring. To me, it's like going on a treadmill.
I'm a huge art buff.
I grew up rock climbing.
I want to be remembered as, I hope, an amazing husband and a great father.
I'm a strong alpha male but sensitive.
There is a lot of pretty horrific stuff that happens, and I don't usually get those kinds of characters who get to go to those places.
We don't own a TV. My kids are always outdoors.
The reason why I wanted to direct is because there are personal stories that I want to tell, but also because I love every part of movie making - from the wardrobe to the set decoration to cinematography.
I'm sure all actors have trouble. The guy who always plays the funny guy, he wants to be taken seriously. And there's the action guy who wants to do serious stuff. Everyone's grass is greener.
Whenever I wake up, I'm up. I don't lie there like an idiot. I get up, run up a hill, get some exercise, and have some time with my thoughts.
If you're too disciplined, it can mess up your mind. You need to have that treat for yourself.
I'm not going to normally get hired to play those emotional things, and I'm capable of it. I was raised by a single mother in Iowa - I'm just trapped in a big, dumb body.
When I found out more about the Maori culture, I fell in love with it, and with the people, too.
I'm a Batman fan from Day 1. My daughter's favorite is Wonder Woman, and my son loves The Flash, Cyborg, and Superman.
If I had a horse of my own that I loved and fed and knew me, it would be amazing.
I was a snowboard bum and a climbing bum.
I go train, and like with Conan, I'm in leather, and with Drogo, I'm in leather or armor or something else. I'm not in my adidas sweat suit or my matching tracksuit pants to go work out. I got too busy of a day. I've got my boots.
I grew up with artists.
I'm not a barbarian.
I have my ups and my downs like anyone. All I can do is be me.
I'm not the king in my own house. I have to wash the dishes and take out the trash and say, 'Yes, baby.' I'm 6-foot-5, but I kind of walk around hunched over.
I'm a walking contradiction.
I was raised by a strong single mother.
You paint something, and it's yours. It's your heart up on the wall.
My kids are always like, 'Why do people always want to take pictures with you?' and I'm like, 'Because I'm your Dada, and you're my daughter. That's why.' It's definitely mostly because of 'Game of Thrones.'
I don't mind standing up for what I believe in.
I get up at 5 A.M., and I train hard. I've got two young children, so I have to get up early. But I like it.
I'm an early riser. I work out really hard. I push myself; I get my job done, and at the end of the day, there's a Guinness waiting for me.
