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.
JASON MOMOAMy kids are my greatest piece of art.
More Jason Momoa Quotes
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I grew up with a single mother, and I wasn’t out shooting too many guns.
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There’s nothing I’ve ever worked on that beat ‘Game of Thrones’ – that’s a 10-hour movie; they put a lot of money in it.
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Me and my son got pictures on the Batmobile. I’m a big kid.
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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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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 was a skateboarder when I was little; I still skateboard. I teach my kids how to skate.
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I would love to do comedy.
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Swimming can be boring. To me, it’s like going on a treadmill.
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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.
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After ‘Game of Thrones,’ having a character like that, that’s like the pinnacle of your career.
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My kids are always like, ‘Why do people always want to take pictures with you?’ and I’m like, ‘Because I’m your Dada, and you’re my daughter. That’s why.’ It’s definitely mostly because of ‘Game of Thrones.’
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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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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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When I found out more about the Maori culture, I fell in love with it, and with the people, too.
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I’ve led a career of having to take work to see my family, over picking and choosing, instead of ‘I need food on the table and I don’t know how I’m going to pay the mortgage.’
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I grew up rock climbing.
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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.
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In my man cave, I have tomahawks, throwing knives, and old black-bear furs. There’s skulls, weapons everywhere.
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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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I couldn’t get a job to save my life. That’s why I wrote ‘Road to Paloma.’ That got into Sundance and got into that scene, and that’s how I got the role in ‘The Red Road.’
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I’m not really tough.
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When I got ‘Stargate: Atlantis,’ I said, ‘Man, I’d love to be on HBO.’
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When I’m by myself, I’m really cool and nice to everyone, but then the whole paparazzi thing? If you see me with my kids, I change.
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My mom’s an artist in every way. She’s a painter, a photographer. She’s a wanderer – always searching, always seeing. I guess you could say my mom gave me her eyes.
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I’m a huge art buff.
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I grew up with artists.
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