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" 'Game of Thrones' fans are the nicest people ever, but a thousand nice people coming at me gives me claustrophobia. "

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" We, as Americans, at least - I mean, I love my country - but we're so self-righteous sometimes, in terms of, like, our nationality, our country. But we're people from somewhere else; the true 'Americans' are the original peoples. It's funny, but we're a very territorial species. "

" I've felt like an outsider. I've had to struggle. "

" I like playing the guy on the sidelines. They have more fun. "

" I never know where women are coming from. "

" Anything that opens up people's perceptions a bit is good. "

" I'm a private person in many ways. "

" I think successful movies that are based on books are their own thing. I think if you're too faithful, word by word, character trait to character trait, it can hurt the movie. "

" I dress and eat like a fifth-grader, basically. I like sandwiches and cereal and hooded sweatshirts. "

" I was opposed to doing TV for a long time because I thought the quality of writing wasn't very strong, as opposed to film, but there's been a shift in term of the quality of scripts. HBO has attracted a tremendous amount of great writing talent. "

" My mother was an elementary school teacher for 35 years and taught at the Nixon School in New Jersey. I was raised as a very liberal Democrat, and she was protesting Nixon when he was in office. "

" I think with a lot of filmmakers, their first film is their best film because they had to think on their feet and solve problems with ingenuity. "

" I'm always attracted to anti-hero roles. "

" 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. "

" People's personalities get tweaked at weddings. "

" 'Star Wars' or 'The Lord of the Rings' deal with great big Joseph Campbell-style myths, good and evil. "

" My brother, who's a violinist now, was the real ham, the real performer of the family. His passion for the violin is the only thing that kept him from being an actor. "

" Maybe in my 20s I was a little more lively. But I'm done with that. "

" I have a friend who says, 'The world doesn't need another angry dwarf!' "

" 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. "

" So I won't say I'm lucky. I'm fortunate enough to find or attract very talented people. For some reason I found them, and they found me. "

" The leads are often the boring part. "

" I have a need to always make people laugh. I have a desperate need. I love a great sense of humor. The people I sort of surround myself with have that. "

" Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious. "

" I like the busted-nose look. I think it's a good look for me. "

" I should call people back more readily. I'm not the best friend sometimes in terms of that. I do follow that white balloon and get distracted a lot. "

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" 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. "