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" 'Lassie' was amazing. I didn't have any scenes with humans. There's a couple little bits, here or there, but mainly just me and my horse and a couple of dogs in the Isle of Man. "

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" Every person my size has a different life, a different history. Different ways of dealing with it. Just because I'm seemingly O.K. with it, I can't preach how to be O.K. with it. I don't think I still am O.K. with it. There's days when I'm not. "

Peter Dinklage

History

Life

Just Because

" 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. "

" 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. "

" George Martin is an incredible writer. "

" 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. "

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

" I have a big cynical side to me. "

Peter Dinklage

Side

Cynical

" My favourite superhero? I have a soft spot for Batman, because he doesn't have any super powers - he's just a person. And he's pretty dark. "

" I think a lot of great male comic actors are introspective, quiet personalities, which I really admire. But they are really able to turn it up when the camera's on. "

Peter Dinklage

Admire

Camera

" I often don't see what I've done, or I cringe when I watch myself. "

" Animals used for food are treated like unfeeling machinery. "

" 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. "

Peter Dinklage

Work

Stone

" 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. "

" I think actors get too comfortable. I like being uncomfortable as an actor because it keeps you alive. I don't know, I think it's important. "

Peter Dinklage

Important

Think

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

Peter Dinklage

Little

Maybe

" Does anybody actually go out in L.A.? When I lived there, I'd just stay in my apartment. "

" I was fortunate enough to have an upbringing that made me more accepting of who I am. "

Peter Dinklage

Enough

Accepting

" We're not environmentally doing very good things to this planet, and we might not be around too long. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" It was hard doing scenes with Bobby Cannavale because I would break up laughing because he's so funny. "

" 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 would love to play Richard III. "

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

Peter Dinklage

Sandwiches

Eat

" 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. "

" I don't like people being cautious and tentative and choosing their words carefully around me because I'm a dwarf. "

Peter Dinklage

Because

Dwarf

" 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

Real

You

" Since I've joined 'Game of Thrones,' it's been such a pleasure. "

" I think if actors are successful at one thing, they paint themselves into a corner sometimes, and what's the fun in that? "

" Jen Lawrence is quite a fan of 'Game of Thrones.' "