Emilia Clarke is someone I'm very close to, like a sister, and I love her very much.

There's a couple of things you shouldn't do to other humans and you shouldn't say to other humans that Khal Drogo does.

I don't mind standing up for what I believe in.

The truth is we're all searching. We're all looking for guidance, for mentors, and I'm by no means someone to follow.

My wife's Lisa Bonet. I'm a very lucky man.

I grew up with a single mother, and I wasn't out shooting too many guns.

When I'm by myself, I'm really cool and nice to everyone, but then the whole paparazzi thing? If you see me with my kids, I change.

I was born in Hawaii, but I was raised in Iowa.

Whenever I wake up, I'm up. I don't lie there like an idiot. I get up, run up a hill, get some exercise, and have some time with my thoughts.

There's a lot of things I would definitely go to bat for in Hawaii. I've been all over that stuff. If someone told me to be quiet about that because of my profession, no. That's my people.

I've led a career of having to take work to see my family, over picking and choosing, instead of 'I need food on the table and I don't know how I'm going to pay the mortgage.'

You paint something, and it's yours. It's your heart up on the wall.

I was raised by a strong single mother.

I would love to do comedy.

I'm a big wuss, and not the king in the least. My wife is.

I saw Frank Frazetta's art, and it seared on my memory. I love his paintings. They're so amazing.

After 'Game of Thrones,' having a character like that, that's like the pinnacle of your career.

'Game of Thrones' is the greatest thing I've ever been a part of.

When I got 'Stargate: Atlantis,' I said, 'Man, I'd love to be on HBO.'

Both my parents are artists, so that just makes me look at everything slightly different. I listened to different music; I dressed differently. So I kind of grew up without following the pack.

I'm kind of ADD in that sense where if I start liking something, I'll just learn it to the absolute max.

I'm a Batman fan from Day 1. My daughter's favorite is Wonder Woman, and my son loves The Flash, Cyborg, and Superman.

I'm not going to normally get hired to play those emotional things, and I'm capable of it. I was raised by a single mother in Iowa - I'm just trapped in a big, dumb body.

When you're just an actor, you do your role, and then you're in your trailer. It's not as hands on as when you're directing. You live and breathe it.

My son loves swords and shields and dragons.

I'm a big kid, you know?

You get a lot of respect for 'Game of Thrones,' and it was a lot of fun to play, but it didn't help my career a lot because Khal Drago doesn't even speak English.

I've got kids, goats. My wife always wanted a donkey, so I bought her one.

We don't own a TV. My kids are always outdoors.

This is a unique legal loophole in the U.S.: If a non-native comes on a reservation and commits any crime, the non-native should be prosecuted by a federal court. Tribal law can arrest and hold someone for a year, but tribal law cannot prosecute non-natives. So since the federal courts are so overloaded, some of the cases get tossed out.

When I found out more about the Maori culture, I fell in love with it, and with the people, too.

I'm sure all actors have trouble. The guy who always plays the funny guy, he wants to be taken seriously. And there's the action guy who wants to do serious stuff. Everyone's grass is greener.

I always loved samurai movies, and I wanted to incorporate that whole level of elegance and just the code of the samurai to 'Conan.'

I love carbs, but denial is good training for the mind.

For 'Conan,' I had to eat boiled chicken breast and work out all the time and basically eat like a bird every two hours and stay ripped.

I'm a father, a son, and a grandson, and if anyone messed with my wife, mom, or grandmother, and if the law didn't care about it, what would I do? Would I be defined by that action?

I grew up rock climbing.

In my man cave, I have tomahawks, throwing knives, and old black-bear furs. There's skulls, weapons everywhere.

I just love stories, and I love movies, learning and seeing the world. Growing up in Iowa, it was like, you wanna see the world? Movies can help you do that.

I'm one of those freaky people that actually reads books.

When I did play team sports, I was into soccer and hockey. I loved hockey. And then rock climbing became the thing that got me out of Iowa, and I traveled the world for rock climbing. I really loved the, I guess you would say, dirtbag lifestyle of not eating much and traveling the world and slipping into different cultures and just observing.

I love life and if there's something that I'm playing that I love, I'll research it.

I go train, and like with Conan, I'm in leather, and with Drogo, I'm in leather or armor or something else. I'm not in my adidas sweat suit or my matching tracksuit pants to go work out. I got too busy of a day. I've got my boots.

I grew up with artists.

As far as getting work, no one thought I spoke English. It was absolutely ridiculous. I'd show up at a meeting and they'd be like, 'Oh my God, you speak English! That's so cool.' They didn't really know what to do with me.

I don't think a lot of people are calling me to play doctors and lawyers, which is fine with me. I can put a suit on, but I don't really like to.

My wife's trying to get me into yoga, and it's gonna take me a while, but eventually I'm gonna have to.

Everything has technique to it. So if there's something you wanna try out, I think it's always good to get a trainer or listen to people who know what they're doing.

I get up at 5 A.M., and I train hard. I've got two young children, so I have to get up early. But I like it.

Morning is when I do all my best work.