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" 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. "

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" A lot of directors straight out of film school are very technically minded, but they don't have an understanding of actors or how to talk to them. "

Peter Dinklage

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Talk

Film

" 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. "

" The greatest preparation for a TV show is to already have one season behind you. "

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

" 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. "

Peter Dinklage

Lucky

Say

" 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. "

" I would love to play Richard III. "

" People's personalities get tweaked at weddings. "

" 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. "

" 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 am this guy who's four and a half feet tall, but my life doesn't constantly address it. "

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

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

" I feel like life is much greater than a hero or a villain: there's good people that sometimes make mistakes. "

" You want your privacy as a human being. "

" As an adolescent, I was bitter and angry, and I definitely put up these walls. "

Peter Dinklage

Angry

Walls

" The reason I like 'Breaking Bad,' which is still probably my favorite show, is Walter White. You watch him transform, and that's so fascinating. And I think. a lot of TV shows that aren't successful, it's because the characters become stagnant. "

" I like animals, all animals. I wouldn't hurt a cat or a dog - or a chicken or a cow. And I wouldn't ask someone else to hurt them for me. That's why I'm a vegetarian. "

" I'm one of those who can't read the books after they've seen the movie. "

" 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. "

" It is hard working with animals, I've got to say. "

" What I really want is to play the romantic lead and get the girl. "

" I have a big cynical side to me. "

Peter Dinklage

Side

Cynical

" That's one of the things about theater vs. film - with theater, actors have a little more control, and one of the disappointing things about films is that once you're done shooting, anything can happen, you know? "

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

" George Martin is an incredible writer. "

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

Peter Dinklage

Good

Look

" 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's amazing what they can do with animation nowadays. It's really beautiful. The 3D stuff is out of hand. "