Anything that opens up people's perceptions a bit is good.
— Peter Dinklage
People have the strangest ideas about dwarves.
'Lassie' was amazing. I didn't have any scenes with humans. There's a couple little bits, here or there, but mainly just me and my horse and a couple of dogs in the Isle of Man.
Maybe in my 20s I was a little more lively. But I'm done with that.
I just don't like boring myself. That's one of the main reasons I did 'Ice Age' - because I'd never done something like this before.
It's amazing what they can do with animation nowadays. It's really beautiful. The 3D stuff is out of hand.
'Game of Thrones' fans are the nicest people ever, but a thousand nice people coming at me gives me claustrophobia.
I'm not going to play my violin, but with my dwarfism, I'm a bit of a mutant.
Women respond to comfort and a sense of humor. I was always able to make them laugh, so that helps a lot.
I feel as much of a stud as... I can't come up with a metaphor. That's how lacking in studliness I am.
Sometimes on sets, I shut down, try to focus.
I'm recognized, let me put it that way.
Anybody who was in 'The Godfather' is a tough guy.
People's personalities get tweaked at weddings.
With a lot of shows, what you'll see happen is they start off really well, and they're very original, but they become sort of a version of themselves. They stand outside the show... they become a cliche of the show they once were. That's the whole 'jumping the shark' thing.
I have a friend who says, 'The world doesn't need another angry dwarf!'
I would love to play Richard III.
I'm always attracted to anti-hero roles.
Call me a midget, but just be real. I am all for correct terms, but please don't tiptoe around feelings. Don't be too careful, because that shuts you off from people.
It's a shame how a lot of actors use theater as a stepping stone to film and television work; I think it shouldn't be treated that way. Maybe it's narcissism or something. I think we should always go back to it. I try and do a play a year, and I think that's really helped me.
I like the busted-nose look. I think it's a good look for me.
Will Ferrell is just about the nicest guy - anyone can tell you that.
Friends don't care about issues like dwarf tossing.
Since I've joined 'Game of Thrones,' it's been such a pleasure.
If I was born 400 years ago instead of now, I wouldn't have the life I have. There were freak shows, and there was horrible discrimination.
'Star Wars' or 'The Lord of the Rings' deal with great big Joseph Campbell-style myths, good and evil.
Sometimes, when the material is really good, you put expectations on yourself to make it the best possible show. You're not just serving up the regular hash and doing your job and going home.
I saw a report on the news: 'Peter Dinklage tweeted... ' What? You know, I don't need any of that stuff. I got an email account; that's all I need.
I was once part of a Christmas cabaret. I sang 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.' I tap-danced. I had a ten-gallon hat. It was quite absurd.
Fantasy novels, I don't really gravitate to that part of the bookstore.
I think everybody goes through changes, and the same should be said for fictional characters, especially ones that you follow on television.
My mother was an elementary school teacher for 35 years and taught at the Nixon School in New Jersey. I was raised as a very liberal Democrat, and she was protesting Nixon when he was in office.
I think with a lot of filmmakers, their first film is their best film because they had to think on their feet and solve problems with ingenuity.
It was hard doing scenes with Bobby Cannavale because I would break up laughing because he's so funny.
I think successful movies that are based on books are their own thing. I think if you're too faithful, word by word, character trait to character trait, it can hurt the movie.
It is hard working with animals, I've got to say.
You'd be surprised how condescending people can be.
Does anybody actually go out in L.A.? When I lived there, I'd just stay in my apartment.
I often don't see what I've done, or I cringe when I watch myself.
I have a friend - not a dwarf - who's an alchemist of sorts. He concocted a men's cologne... He gave me a bottle as a gift. I was thinking we should totally put this on the market. You know how Jessica Simpson and Beyonce have signature perfumes and make a mint? I'm thinking this cologne could be my ticket to fortune.
They'll say, 'Oh, he's sexy,' but women still go for guys who are 6ft 2 ins. I don't believe any of it for a minute.
Women on the whole are often not as shallow as men are. They can be, but they cut through things a little more easily than men do in terms of that superficial stuff.
I never know where women are coming from.
The greatest preparation for a TV show is to already have one season behind you.
You want your privacy as a human being.
There are wars being fought! Who cares what I'm doing on a Saturday night? I'm not even a celebrity.
There are a lot of directors out there who are very specific, visual craftsmen, and while I have the utmost respect for that, they don't really communicate with the actors.
The reason I like 'Breaking Bad,' which is still probably my favorite show, is Walter White. You watch him transform, and that's so fascinating. And I think. a lot of TV shows that aren't successful, it's because the characters become stagnant.
Each year, billions of animals are subjected to cruelty on factory farms, feed lots, and slaughterhouses. The brutality that these animals endure would be grounds for felony cruelty charges if inflicted upon our cats and dogs.
I think more money can be very detrimental to movies and TV because things get solved economically rather than creatively, and that's never a good solution.
