For ‘Conan,’ I had to eat boiled chicken breast and work out all the time and basically eat like a bird every two hours and stay ripped.
JASON MOMOAAs 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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When I went off to college in 1997, I didn’t go back and watch ‘Conan.’ I was out partying and dating women.
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I’m half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you – my father taught me.
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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.
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I did ‘Batman v Superman’ for one or two days.
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I was a snowboard bum and a climbing bum.
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I’m sure all actors have trouble. The guy who always plays the funny guy, he wants to be taken seriously. And there’s the action guy who wants to do serious stuff. Everyone’s grass is greener.
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I’m a Batman fan from Day 1. My daughter’s favorite is Wonder Woman, and my son loves The Flash, Cyborg, and Superman.
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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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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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Swimming can be boring. To me, it’s like going on a treadmill.
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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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Whenever I wake up, I’m up. I don’t lie there like an idiot. I get up, run up a hill, get some exercise, and have some time with my thoughts.
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I grew up rock climbing.
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Being raised in Iowa, I know what a cornfield does for me, and I wanted to have that same kind of feeling for the Ramapo Mountains.
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If you’re in a small town somewhere and you can go and visit Paris, you can go to the top of Everest, that’s just cool. It’s worth it because you become more educated in something.
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I’m a big softie.
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I think I was pretty reckless and definitely a bit out of control. Now, I’m more focused.
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I’m not a barbarian.
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Emilia Clarke is someone I’m very close to, like a sister, and I love her very much.
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I’m not really tough.
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I’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.
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When I read that Khal Drogo role, I was blown away. I couldn’t believe it was happening. I had to have that role.
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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 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’m a huge art buff.
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My kids are my greatest piece of art.
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