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.
JASON MOMOAI’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.
More Jason Momoa Quotes
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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.
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When I found out more about the Maori culture, I fell in love with it, and with the people, too.
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My children aren’t normally allowed to watch a lot of things that I’m in.
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I love life and if there’s something that I’m playing that I love, I’ll research it.
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I’m not a barbarian.
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I’m raised to actually think, to use my brain.
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Iowa is an amazing place. But I didn’t have much race around me. I was definitely not like everyone there.
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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.
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I was a snowboard bum and a climbing bum.
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As far as getting work, no one thought I spoke English. It was absolutely ridiculous. I’d show up at a meeting and they’d be like, ‘Oh my God, you speak English! That’s so cool.’ They didn’t really know what to do with me.
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You paint something, and it’s yours. It’s your heart up on the wall.
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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.
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I grew up with a single mother, and I wasn’t out shooting too many guns.
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I told my wife, ‘One woman, lots of toys!’
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I’m a big softie.
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