“I’ve done a lot of dumb things in my life.”

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.

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.

When I got ‘Stargate: Atlantis,’ I said, ‘Man, I’d love to be on HBO.’

Morning is when I do all my best work.

When I found out more about the Maori culture, I fell in love with it, and with the people, too.

I’m a huge art buff.

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 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.

Swimming can be boring. To me, it’s like going on a treadmill.

I’m a strong alpha male but sensitive.

I’ve got kids, goats. My wife always wanted a donkey, so I bought her one.

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 half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you – my father taught me.

I was a snowboard bum and a climbing bum.

I was raised by a strong single mother.

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.

It’s all right leaping about the stage when you’re 20 but when you get to 25 it gets a bit embarrassing

And he nipped them in the bud, right at the end

Life is very important to Americans.

I take them 8 to 80, dumb, crippled, and crazy. Crisp and clean with no caffeine, and a pair of spandex or either tight jeans.

Lot of folks like to mock dumb history, and pretend it’s just a few idiots. Isn’t. It’s the country.

There is no such thing as a dumb question but there is such a thing as a dumb person asking a question.

The internet tends to make smart people smarter and dumb people dumber.

Put one dumb foot in front of the other and course-correct as you go.