Quotes from Peter Dinklage

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 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.

I have a need to always make people laugh. I have a desperate need. I love a great sense of humor. The people I sort of surround myself with have that.

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.

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

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.

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 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.

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

I never lived in an abandoned railroad station.

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.

Fantasy novels, I don't really gravitate to that part of the bookstore.

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

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

Women respond to comfort and a sense of humor. I was always able to make them laugh, so that helps a lot.

I hate that word — 'lucky.' It cheapens a lot of hard work

People have the strangest ideas about dwarves.

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?

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

I think 'No' is a very powerful word in our business that is very hard to use early on in your career. But I also think I was pretty arrogant when I was younger... I used that word maybe too much, but it did help me with finding roles that I did like.

With a lot of shows, what you'll see happen is they start off really well, and they're very original, but they become sort of a version of themselves. They stand outside the show... they become a cliche of the show they once were. That's the whole 'jumping the shark' thing.

I'm always attracted to anti-hero roles.

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

I'm not going to play my violin, but with my dwarfism, I'm a bit of a mutant.