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" I feel like I'm constantly learning. Constantly trying to grow. "

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" This bizarre industry presents so many paths of temptation. If you don't have some kind of foundation, typically from family, then it will be difficult to deal with. "

" I think 'The Lord of the Rings' holds perhaps a deeper place in people's hearts than 'The Hobbit' the book does. "

" When I was in my 20s, I started frequenting record stores, and there was one in particular called Tropicalia in Furs in New York City. It's closed now, but it was one of those magical places where you would walk in, and the owner would start playing you records and not let you leave. It was such an education. "

" I have always kept a pretty healthy separation between my work in my film and my life outside of it. "

" The approach of 'Game of Thrones' is similar to 'The Lord of the Rings' in that it treats its source material almost like history, and it focuses as much on the human drama as it does on anything fantastical. "

" I was lucky in the sense that I started work very young but had a solid family base provided by my mother. She instilled a strong sense of perspective and humility in me from a very early age. "

" The worst kind of lying I've ever done is keeping things from people. "

" I grew up actually reading 'The Hobbit,' not 'The Lord of the Rings.' I loved 'The Hobbit' growing up. "

" Dream the impossible because dreams do come true. "

" I definitely don't look my age. So I actively look for roles that will help people change their perception of me. "

" I just want to work on things that move me. "

" I'm kind of insane when it comes to music, a little obsessed. "

" I don't fear death or ageing, but I fear them in other people that I am close to. "

" There's a real purity in New Zealand that doesn't exist in the states. It's actually not an easy thing to find in our world anymore. It's a unique place because it is so far away from the rest of the world. There is a sense of isolation and also being protected. "

" I think being different, going against the grain of society is the greatest thing in the world. "

Being Different

" Putting a needle on a record is almost like you're making a commitment to listening to something. "

" If you cut off your arm instead of going 'spurt, spurt, spurt' wouldn't it, like, go nuts? Or would it go with the beat of your heart? "

" As much as my primary vocation is that of an actor, if anything, I feel like I am more excited about filmmaking in general, so it's not always a specific role that I'm attracted to, but rather an entire piece that I want to be a part of. "

" What's so strong about 'Game of Thrones' is that it's a character and political drama, with a sort of fantasy backdrop. "

" I love the smell right after a storm. "

" My bucket list tends to relate to travel or eating. "

" It would be an amazing superpower to be able to make every person you meet feel better about the thing that makes them insecure. "

" If you're innocent, you have very little knowledge of the world, and you want to succeed. People with parasitic interests will see you as their prey. "

" There are a lot of vipers in this industry, people who only have their own interests in mind. "

" The older I've gotten, the more I've gotten a little precious about music-related films as it comes to biopics. I kind of don't want to see it; I'd rather see a documentary. And this is just coming from me. I love music documentaries; I kind of don't want to see people embodying those people. "

" If you can get your movie made the way you want to get it made, no matter what the end result is going to be, if people are going to see it, that's awesome. "

" I've always looked for roles that are different. I've tried to continue to challenge myself as an actor and work in varying styles of films. "

" So much time is wasted on trying to be better than others. "

" Many of my friends are not in the film industry, and I feel like it's healthy. It's not totally by choice. It is, perhaps, people I connect with. "

" In the absence of love, there is nothing worth fighting for. "