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

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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? "

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

" 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. "

" I have a big cynical side to me. "

" Anybody who was in 'The Godfather' is a tough guy. "

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

" I just think the less you know about an actor, the more serious you'll take them as an actor because they will disappear a little bit. "

" Writing is getting killed by too many chefs. Back in the Bogart days, it started with great scripts. You had a writer, and he wrote a script, and that was your movie. I think that's been watered down a bit lately. "

" I would love to play Richard III. "

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

" I do not fault anyone else who makes choices to play characters that they wished they hadn't... Because at the end of the day, none of us are happy with our jobs all the time. "

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

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

" 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. "

" Sometimes on sets, I shut down, try to focus. "

" I knew David Benioff a bit socially. I knew his wife, Amanda Peet. He's a smart guy, so I always sought him out at dinner parties. "

" 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. "

" George Martin is an incredible writer. "

" 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. "

" Will Ferrell is just about the nicest guy - anyone can tell you that. "

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

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

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

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

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

" 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. "

" I never lived in an abandoned railroad station. "