Top 139 Quotes & Sayings by Jason Momoa
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Last updated on September 16, 2024.
I'm kind of ADD in that sense where if I start liking something, I'll just learn it to the absolute max.
I always loved samurai movies, and I wanted to incorporate that whole level of elegance and just the code of the samurai to 'Conan.'
My wife says to do the dishes, and I'm like, 'Yes, baby. I can clean up.'
I grew up rock climbing.
I told my wife, 'One woman, lots of toys!'
Anyone who spends time on the road knows there's something special about being in the middle of Utah or Nebraska - you sit with it, and there's a peace about it. You can go left or right, and it opens up all kinds of doors. You take your own path.
I'm not the king in my own house. I have to wash the dishes and take out the trash and say, 'Yes, baby.' I'm 6-foot-5, but I kind of walk around hunched over.
The reason why I wanted to direct is because there are personal stories that I want to tell, but also because I love every part of movie making - from the wardrobe to the set decoration to cinematography.
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.
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'm half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you - my father taught me.
I'm a strong alpha male but sensitive.
I'm a huge art buff.
Swimming can be boring. To me, it's like going on a treadmill.
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.
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.
My favorite movie is 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.'
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.
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.
If I had a horse of my own that I loved and fed and knew me, it would be amazing.
I love carbs, but denial is good training for the mind.
I was a snowboard bum and a climbing bum.
'Game of Thrones' is the greatest thing I've ever been a part of.
My mom's an artist in every way. She's a painter, a photographer. She's a wanderer - always searching, always seeing. I guess you could say my mom gave me her eyes.
I grew up with a single mother, and I wasn't out shooting too many guns.
I don't mind standing up for what I believe in.
I'm not a big fan of just doing weights. Anything more physical is infinitely better.
When I read that Khal Drogo role, I was blown away. I couldn't believe it was happening. I had to have that role.
I got called 'pretty boy' my whole life.
I'm just gonna make art myself. I have a lot of ideas of things I wanna do and really talented people and friends I'm around, so we decided to make our own thing and set out to do it.
To play Khal Drogo was phenomenal, and I wished there was more stuff he could have done. I'm going to miss that character.
Being raised in Iowa, I know what a cornfield does for me, and I wanted to have that same kind of feeling for the Ramapo Mountains.
I grew up with artists.
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.
I think a man needs to be a man. To hold a woman the way she wants to be held. Just do whatever your woman wants, and you'll be fine.
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 love life and if there's something that I'm playing that I love, I'll research it.
I'm not a barbarian.
I'm an early riser. I work out really hard. I push myself; I get my job done, and at the end of the day, there's a Guinness waiting for me.
I was born in Hawaii, but I was raised in Iowa.
I can't wait until I get to play the fat guy in the office.
I'm not really tough.
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 was raised by a strong single mother.
I have my ups and my downs like anyone. All I can do is be me.
I want it to be the greatest thing I ever do: make good humans.
My kids are always like, 'Why do people always want to take pictures with you?' and I'm like, 'Because I'm your Dada, and you're my daughter. That's why.' It's definitely mostly because of 'Game of Thrones.'
I'm raised to actually think, to use my brain.
If you're too disciplined, it can mess up your mind. You need to have that treat for yourself.
I think I was pretty reckless and definitely a bit out of control. Now, I'm more focused.
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'm one of those freaky people that actually reads books.
When I got 'Stargate: Atlantis,' I said, 'Man, I'd love to be on HBO.'
I've got kids, goats. My wife always wanted a donkey, so I bought her one.
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.
You paint something, and it's yours. It's your heart up on the wall.
The truth is we're all searching. We're all looking for guidance, for mentors, and I'm by no means someone to follow.
Morning is when I do all my best work.
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.
My wife's trying to get me into yoga, and it's gonna take me a while, but eventually I'm gonna have to.
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