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

In my man cave, I have tomahawks, throwing knives, and old black-bear furs. There’s skulls, weapons everywhere.

Me and my son got pictures on the Batmobile. I’m a big kid.

I love carbs, but denial is good training for the mind.

Zack Snyder is a huge fan of ‘Game of Thrones,’ and I met him in the training stunt facility that I train at, and I guess he really liked me because he later called me into his office, and we talked about playing Aquaman.

I love working with Oscar winners.

I don’t want to be like Spider-man or Batman, the do-gooder kind of thing.

I’m a big kid, you know?

I’m one of those freaky people that actually reads books.

After ‘Game of Thrones,’ having a character like that, that’s like the pinnacle of your career.

I grew up with a single mother, and I wasn’t out shooting too many guns.

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.

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.

If you cross the Atlantic with an American lady you invariably fall in love with her before the journey is over.

Everybody at Atlantic knew that we had a winner in this young lady, and she came through with great hits that will be remembered for many years to come.

The all-time greatest Atlantic group – The Drifters

Zachary Macaulay, who once traveled on a slave ship across the Atlantic, taking notes.