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" I am this guy who's four and a half feet tall, but my life doesn't constantly address it. "
Peter Dinklage
Half
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Jen Lawrence is quite a fan of 'Game of Thrones.' "
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" Anybody who was in 'The Godfather' is a tough guy. "
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" I think if actors are successful at one thing, they paint themselves into a corner sometimes, and what's the fun in that? "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" I feel like life is much greater than a hero or a villain: there's good people that sometimes make mistakes. "
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" I saw a report on the news: 'Peter Dinklage tweeted... ' What? You know, I don't need any of that stuff. I got an email account; that's all I need. "
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" I think my mom drove by a nuclear power plant when she was pregnant. But I wouldn't be in 'The Station Agent' if she hadn't. "
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" It's a shame how a lot of actors use theater as a stepping stone to film and television work; I think it shouldn't be treated that way. Maybe it's narcissism or something. I think we should always go back to it. I try and do a play a year, and I think that's really helped me. "
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" Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious. "
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" 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. "
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" Maybe everyone is a little too reassuring that things are going to be OK to college graduates. It gives them a false sort of security. "
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