Jason Momoa Quotes

This is a unique legal loophole in the U.S.: If a non-native comes on a reservation and commits any crime, the non-native should be prosecuted by a federal court. Tribal law can arrest and hold someone for a year, but tribal law cannot prosecute non-natives. So since the federal courts are so overloaded, some of the cases get tossed out.

- Jason Momoa

Year, Some, Courts, Arrest

I was a skateboarder when I was little; I still skateboard. I teach my kids how to skate.

- Jason Momoa

How, Still, Skateboarder, Skateboard

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.

- Jason Momoa

Myself, Cool, Everyone, Paparazzi

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.

- Jason Momoa

Been, Putting, Roles, Pick And Choose

I was an outcast. I was from a town of wrestlers and football players.

- Jason Momoa

Town, Players, Outcast, Football Players

My son loves swords and shields and dragons.

- Jason Momoa

Son, Dragons, Loves, Swords

Anyone who spends time on the road knows there's something special about being in the middle of Utah or Nebraska - you sit with it, and there's a peace about it. You can go left or right, and it opens up all kinds of doors. You take your own path.

- Jason Momoa

Own, About, Nebraska, Opens

My favorite movie is 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.'

- Jason Momoa

Butterfly, Movie, Diving, Bell

When I did play team sports, I was into soccer and hockey. I loved hockey. And then rock climbing became the thing that got me out of Iowa, and I traveled the world for rock climbing. I really loved the, I guess you would say, dirtbag lifestyle of not eating much and traveling the world and slipping into different cultures and just observing.

- Jason Momoa

Play, Iowa, Became, Traveled

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.

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Love, Reason, Making, Decoration

I'm a Batman fan from Day 1. My daughter's favorite is Wonder Woman, and my son loves The Flash, Cyborg, and Superman.

- Jason Momoa

Woman, Loves, Batman, Flash

I go train, and like with Conan, I'm in leather, and with Drogo, I'm in leather or armor or something else. I'm not in my adidas sweat suit or my matching tracksuit pants to go work out. I got too busy of a day. I've got my boots.

- Jason Momoa

Pants, Something Else, Conan, Matching

To play Khal Drogo was phenomenal, and I wished there was more stuff he could have done. I'm going to miss that character.

- Jason Momoa

Play, More, Going, Phenomenal

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 Momoa

Chicken, Like, Hours, Ripped

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

- Jason Momoa

Books, Actually, Reads, Freaky

I'm a strong alpha male but sensitive.

- Jason Momoa

Strong, Sensitive, Male, Alpha

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

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Kind, Want, Like, Spider-Man

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.

- Jason Momoa

Play, Big, Iowa, Normally

My children aren't normally allowed to watch a lot of things that I'm in.

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Children, Watch, Lot, Normally

I'm a father, a son, and a grandson, and if anyone messed with my wife, mom, or grandmother, and if the law didn't care about it, what would I do? Would I be defined by that action?

- Jason Momoa

Wife, Law, Grandson, Defined

My mum raised me on 'On the Waterfront,' 'Gone with the Wind' and 'Rear Window.'

- Jason Momoa

Raised, Rear, Mum, Gone With The Wind

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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Role, Away, Read, Blown Away

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.

- Jason Momoa

Work, Myself, Waiting, Guinness

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.'

- Jason Momoa

Career, Over, Having, Table

I'm a huge art buff.

- Jason Momoa

Art, Huge, Buff

I get up at 5 A.M., and I train hard. I've got two young children, so I have to get up early. But I like it.

- Jason Momoa

Young, Like, Got, Train

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.

- Jason Momoa

Training, Game, About, Train

Train hard, train hard, train hard.

- Jason Momoa

Hard, Train

We don't own a TV. My kids are always outdoors.

- Jason Momoa

Own, Always, TV, Outdoors

I grew up rock climbing.

- Jason Momoa

Rock, Up, Grew, Climbing

I was a snowboard bum and a climbing bum.

- Jason Momoa

Bum, Climbing

I'm not a big fan of just doing weights. Anything more physical is infinitely better.

- Jason Momoa

Better, Big, Infinitely, Weights

When you're just an actor, you do your role, and then you're in your trailer. It's not as hands on as when you're directing. You live and breathe it.

- Jason Momoa

Hands, Role, Your, Trailer

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

- Jason Momoa

Cave, Old, Knives, Weapons

I just love stories, and I love movies, learning and seeing the world. Growing up in Iowa, it was like, you wanna see the world? Movies can help you do that.

- Jason Momoa

Love, Iowa, Stories, Love Stories

I have my ups and my downs like anyone. All I can do is be me.

- Jason Momoa

Like, Downs, Anyone, Ups

I'm not a barbarian.

- Jason Momoa

Barbarian

You paint something, and it's yours. It's your heart up on the wall.

- Jason Momoa

Paint, Your, Up, Yours

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.

- Jason Momoa

Small, More, Town, Everest

'Game of Thrones' is the greatest thing I've ever been a part of.

- Jason Momoa

Game, Game Of Thrones, Ever, Greatest Thing

I want it to be the greatest thing I ever do: make good humans.

- Jason Momoa

Want, Ever, Thing, Greatest Thing

I don't mind standing up for what I believe in.

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Mind, Standing, Standing Up, I Believe

I love life and if there's something that I'm playing that I love, I'll research it.

- Jason Momoa

Love, Playing, I Love, Love Life

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

- Jason Momoa

Love, Man, HBO, Stargate

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.

- Jason Momoa

King, Over, My Own, Trash

I watch action movies, and you don't remember when Jason Statham does a kick or punch. It's character trait stuff you remember.

- Jason Momoa

Movies, Punch, Remember When, Trait

Morning is when I do all my best work.

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Work, Morning, Best, Best Work

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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Thought, Show, Spoke, As Far As

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.

- Jason Momoa

Always, Sure, Plays, Grass

Emilia Clarke is someone I'm very close to, like a sister, and I love her very much.

- Jason Momoa

Love, Like, Very, Clarke

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.

- Jason Momoa

Artist, Always, Could, Wanderer

I'm just gonna make art myself. I have a lot of ideas of things I wanna do and really talented people and friends I'm around, so we decided to make our own thing and set out to do it.

- Jason Momoa

Art, Talented People, Set, Talented

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.

- Jason Momoa

Go, Pretty, Kinds, Horrific

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.'

- Jason Momoa

Game, Always, Mostly, Game Of Thrones

You get a lot of respect for 'Game of Thrones,' and it was a lot of fun to play, but it didn't help my career a lot because Khal Drago doesn't even speak English.

- Jason Momoa

Game, Play, Career, Game Of Thrones

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

- Jason Momoa

Character, Game, Career, Game Of Thrones

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.

- Jason Momoa

Game, Nothing, Movie, Game Of Thrones

Most people don't know who I am in the industry. I'm far from 'Conan' and 'Game of Thrones.'

- Jason Momoa

Game, Industry, Conan, Game Of Thrones

I'm kind of ADD in that sense where if I start liking something, I'll just learn it to the absolute max.

- Jason Momoa

Learn, Add, Max, Liking

I did 'Batman v Superman' for one or two days.

- Jason Momoa

Days, One Or Two, Batman, Superman

I don't think a lot of people are calling me to play doctors and lawyers, which is fine with me. I can put a suit on, but I don't really like to.

- Jason Momoa

Play, Think, Which, Calling

I do love horses, but I'd rather be on motorcycles.

- Jason Momoa

Love, Rather, Horses, Motorcycles

The truth is we're all searching. We're all looking for guidance, for mentors, and I'm by no means someone to follow.

- Jason Momoa

Truth, Someone, Means, Guidance

I always loved samurai movies, and I wanted to incorporate that whole level of elegance and just the code of the samurai to 'Conan.'

- Jason Momoa

Always, Level, Code, Conan

When I went off to college in 1997, I didn't go back and watch 'Conan.' I was out partying and dating women.

- Jason Momoa

College, Go, Back, Conan

I'm a walking contradiction.

- Jason Momoa

Walking, Contradiction

Both my parents were painters.

- Jason Momoa

Both My Parents, Were, Both, Painters

There's a couple of things you shouldn't do to other humans and you shouldn't say to other humans that Khal Drogo does.

- Jason Momoa

Other, Couple, Does, Humans

There's a lot of things I would definitely go to bat for in Hawaii. I've been all over that stuff. If someone told me to be quiet about that because of my profession, no. That's my people.

- Jason Momoa

Been, About, Lot, Bat

Everything has technique to it. So if there's something you wanna try out, I think it's always good to get a trainer or listen to people who know what they're doing.

- Jason Momoa

Doing, Think, Always, Wanna

Both my parents are artists, so that just makes me look at everything slightly different. I listened to different music; I dressed differently. So I kind of grew up without following the pack.

- Jason Momoa

Both My Parents, Slightly, Following

I was born in Hawaii, but I was raised in Iowa.

- Jason Momoa

I Was Raised, Iowa, Hawaii

My wife says to do the dishes, and I'm like, 'Yes, baby. I can clean up.'

- Jason Momoa

Wife, Yes, Like, Dishes

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.

- Jason Momoa

Learn, Normal, About, Great Things

There aren't, like, four Aquamans before me. I get to set the tone for it.

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Tone, Like, Set, Four

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

- Jason Momoa

Wife, Always, Bought, Kids

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.

- Jason Momoa

Waiting, Learn, Set, Instead

I was raised by a strong single mother.

- Jason Momoa

Mother, Strong, Single, I Was Raised

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

- Jason Momoa

Son, Kid, Big, Pictures

I love working with Oscar winners.

- Jason Momoa

Love, Oscar, I Love, Winners

I think I was pretty reckless and definitely a bit out of control. Now, I'm more focused.

- Jason Momoa

Think, Pretty, I Think, Definitely

I think a man needs to be a man. To hold a woman the way she wants to be held. Just do whatever your woman wants, and you'll be fine.

- Jason Momoa

Think, Needs, I Think, Be A Man

I can't wait until I get to play the fat guy in the office.

- Jason Momoa

Play, Wait, Get, Fat

I grew up being an artist, but also rock-climbing and traveling the world and teaching my kids.

- Jason Momoa

World, Artist, Also, Traveling

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

- Jason Momoa

Love, Mind, Denial, Carbs

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.'

- Jason Momoa

My Life, Role, Wrote, Sundance

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

- Jason Momoa

Father, Very, Half, Taught

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

- Jason Momoa

Love, Found, Too, Fell

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.

- Jason Momoa

Thoughts, Some, Like, Idiot

My wife's trying to get me into yoga, and it's gonna take me a while, but eventually I'm gonna have to.

- Jason Momoa

Wife, Yoga, Eventually, Gonna

I want to be remembered as, I hope, an amazing husband and a great father.

- Jason Momoa

Amazing, Remembered, Want, Husband

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

- Jason Momoa

Boring, Like, Going, Swimming

If I had a horse of my own that I loved and fed and knew me, it would be amazing.

- Jason Momoa

Own, My Own, Fed, Horse

I'm raised to actually think, to use my brain.

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Think, Use, Actually, Raised

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.

- Jason Momoa

Mountains, Kind, Iowa, Raised

I've been fascinated with Maori culture since I was a kid.

- Jason Momoa

Culture, Kid, Been, Fascinated

I got called 'pretty boy' my whole life.

- Jason Momoa

Pretty, Got, Whole, Boy

I would love to do comedy.

- Jason Momoa

Love, Would, Comedy

My kids are my greatest piece of art.

- Jason Momoa

Art, Greatest, Kids, Piece

If you're too disciplined, it can mess up your mind. You need to have that treat for yourself.

- Jason Momoa

Mind, Treat, Too, Disciplined

I saw Frank Frazetta's art, and it seared on my memory. I love his paintings. They're so amazing.

- Jason Momoa

Love, Art, Frank, Paintings

I've done a lot of dumb things in my life.

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My Life, Things, Lot, Dumb

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

- Jason Momoa

Mother, Single, Guns, Shooting

Iowa is an amazing place. But I didn't have much race around me. I was definitely not like everyone there.

- Jason Momoa

Amazing, Race, Definitely, Iowa

I told my wife, 'One woman, lots of toys!'

- Jason Momoa

Woman, Toys, Lots, Wife

My wife's Lisa Bonet. I'm a very lucky man.

- Jason Momoa

Man, Lucky, Very, Wife

I'm a big wuss, and not the king in the least. My wife is.

- Jason Momoa

King, Big, Least, Wife

I actually went to study with the Ramapoughs in New York. I wanted to be able to see the mountains and the forest, be around the people.

- Jason Momoa

Mountains, Forest, New, Study

I grew up with artists.

- Jason Momoa

Up, Grew, Artists

I'm not really tough.

- Jason Momoa

Really, Tough

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