PETER DINKLAGE

I often don't see what I've done, or I cringe when I watch myself.

I'm always attracted to anti-hero roles.

Jen Lawrence is quite a fan of 'Game of Thrones.'

Women respond to comfort and a sense of humor. I was always able to make them laugh, so that helps a lot.

'Game of Thrones' is an amazing show, and I have no problem speaking of the virtues of HBO.

I feel as much of a stud as... I can't come up with a metaphor. That's how lacking in studliness I am.

When people are infected by my charm, they don't see my size. My piercing deep blue eyes are distracting.

People's personalities get tweaked at weddings.

A lot of parts written for people of my size, dwarfs, are either foolish idiots or, like, these sages that are all-knowing, and they're very, sort of, come-to-them-for-answers.

I think a lot of great male comic actors are introspective, quiet personalities, which I really admire. But they are really able to turn it up when the camera's on.

Dwarves are still the butt of jokes. It's one of the last bastions of acceptable prejudice.

I feel like life is much greater than a hero or a villain: there's good people that sometimes make mistakes.

I was a sullen kid who smoked cigarettes and wore black every day, and I went to a school that was lacrosse players and Izods.

There are wars being fought! Who cares what I'm doing on a Saturday night? I'm not even a celebrity.

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.

I spend my nights just sitting and reading a book and drinking my tea and walking my dog. That's about as exciting as my life gets.

What I really want is to play the romantic lead and get the girl.

'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.

'Star Wars' or 'The Lord of the Rings' deal with great big Joseph Campbell-style myths, good and evil.

That's one of the things about theater vs. film - with theater, actors have a little more control, and one of the disappointing things about films is that once you're done shooting, anything can happen, you know?

Anybody who was in 'The Godfather' is a tough guy.

I just think the less you know about an actor, the more serious you'll take them as an actor because they will disappear a little bit.

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.

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 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.