I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am. – Peter Dinklage
I am this guy who’s four and a half feet tall, but my life doesn’t constantly address it. – Peter Dinklage
They’ll say, ‘Oh, he’s sexy,’ but women still go for guys who are 6ft 2 ins. I don’t believe any of it for a minute. – Peter Dinklage
‘Game of Thrones’ is an amazing show, and I have no problem speaking of the virtues of HBO. – Peter Dinklage
My family had a habit of collecting creatures that didn’t always want to be pets. The first animal I can remember was a Lab named Zoe. – Peter Dinklage
‘Star Wars’ or ‘The Lord of the Rings’ deal with great big Joseph Campbell-style myths, good and evil. – Peter Dinklage
Each year, billions of animals are subjected to cruelty on factory farms, feed lots, and slaughterhouses. The brutality that these animals endure would be grounds for felony cruelty charges if inflicted upon our cats and dogs. – Peter Dinklage
Bad guys are complicated characters. It’s always fun to play them. You get away with a lot more. You don’t have a heroic code you have to live by. – Peter Dinklage
Call me a midget, but just be real. I am all for correct terms, but please don’t tiptoe around feelings. Don’t be too careful, because that shuts you off from people. – Peter Dinklage
That’s one of the things about theater vs. film – with theater, actors have a little more control, and one of the disappointing things about films is that once you’re done shooting, anything can happen, you know? – Peter Dinklage
A lot of parts written for people of my size, dwarfs, are either foolish idiots or, like, these sages that are all-knowing, and they’re very, sort of, come-to-them-for-answers. – Peter Dinklage
I think if actors are successful at one thing, they paint themselves into a corner sometimes, and what’s the fun in that? – Peter Dinklage
Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious. – Peter Dinklage
Any swagger is just defense. When you’re reminded so much of who you are by people – not a fame thing, but with my size, constantly, growing up – you just either curl up in a corner in the dark or you wear it proudly, like armor or something. You can turn it on its head and use it yourself before anybody else gets a chance. – Peter Dinklage
Does anybody actually go out in L.A.? When I lived there, I’d just stay in my apartment. – Peter Dinklage
The reason I like ‘Breaking Bad,’ which is still probably my favorite show, is Walter White. You watch him transform, and that’s so fascinating. And I think. a lot of TV shows that aren’t successful, it’s because the characters become stagnant. – Peter Dinklage
I think more money can be very detrimental to movies and TV because things get solved economically rather than creatively, and that’s never a good solution. – Peter Dinklage
I was once part of a Christmas cabaret. I sang ‘I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.’ I tap-danced. I had a ten-gallon hat. It was quite absurd. – Peter Dinklage
I spend my nights just sitting and reading a book and drinking my tea and walking my dog. That’s about as exciting as my life gets. – Peter Dinklage
