Home / Authors / Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage

Peter Dinklage Quotes

Actor

Peter Dinklage, born on June 11, 1969, is an accomplished actor from New York, United States. He gained widespread recognition for his exceptional performances in various film and television projects, particularly for his role as Tyrion Lannister in 'Game of Thrones'. Dinklage's unique acting skills and sense of humor have won him the admiration of audiences around the world.

Filter quotes by topic

All Actors Lucky Animal Character Fun Guy Littles Thinking Corners Dog

Famous Peter Dinklage Quotes

“Any swagger is just defense. When youre 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.”

People Use Turns Dark Chance Growing Up Growing Fame Who You Are Size Corners Defense Armor Curls Swagger

Author:Peter Dinklage

“I dress and eat like a fifth-grader, basically. I like sandwiches and cereal and hooded sweatshirts.”

Dresses Fifth Sandwiches Cereal Sweatshirts Fifth Graders

Author:Peter Dinklage

“I feel really lucky, although I hate that word - 'lucky'.”

Hate Lucky I Hate

Author:Peter Dinklage

“[on his dwarfism] When I was younger, definitely, I let it get to me. As an adolescent, I was bitter and angry and I definitely put up these walls. But the older you get, you realize you just have to have a sense of humour. You just know that it's not your problem. It's theirs.”

Knows Problem Realizing Humour Wall Angry Bitter

Author:Peter Dinklage

“I waited a long time out in the world before I gave myself permission to fail. Please don't even bother asking. Don't bother telling the world you are ready. Show it. Do it.”

World Inspirational Long Shows Failing Ready Please Long Time Asking Bother Permission Graduation

Author:Peter Dinklage

“I love 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.”

Asks Hurt Animal Dog Cat Chickens Vegetarian Cows Truthful Animal Love Vegan Diet Vegetarian Diet

Author:Peter Dinklage

“You can say no. You can not be the object of ridicule.”

Objects Can Not Ridicule

Author:Peter Dinklage

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

Hard Hate Hard Work Lucky I Hate I Hate Work

Author:Peter Dinklage

“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.”

Giving Littles Security College Graduates Reassuring College Graduates

Author:Peter Dinklage

“Being on television, playing the same character for many years, for me, I think that would get a little tedious.”

Thinking Years Littles Character Television Tedious

Author:Peter Dinklage

“Call me Elf......one more time!”

Call Me More Time Buddy

Author:Peter Dinklage

“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.”

Book Night Reading Dog Walking Sitting Exciting Drinking Tea My Dog

Author:Peter Dinklage

“I was opposed to doing TV for a long time because I thought the quality of writing wasn't very strong, as opposed to film, but there's been a shift in term of the quality of scripts. HBO has attracted a tremendous amount of great writing talent.”

Writing Long Film Strong Term Quality Talent Tvs Amount Long Time Scripts Very Strong Great Writing Hbo

Author:Peter Dinklage

“Animals on factory farms all face pain and fear, just like the animals we share our homes with, yet are repeatedly abused in shocking ways.”

Way Home Pain Faces Animal Share Farms Vegan Factories Shocking

Author:Peter Dinklage

“Saying I was lucky negates the hard work I put in and spits on that guy who’s freezing his ass off back in Brooklyn.”

Hard Guy Hard Work Lucky Ass That Guy Brooklyn Spit Freezing

Author:Peter Dinklage

“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.”

People Reason Enough Found Lucky Fortunate

Author:Peter Dinklage

“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.”

Play Character Guy Fun Complicated Code Get Away Live By Heroic Bad Guys

Author:Peter Dinklage

“Game of Thrones' is an amazing show, and I have no problem speaking of the virtues of HBO.”

Shows Problem Games Virtue Thrones No Problem Hbo

Author:Peter Dinklage

“George Martin is an incredible writer.”

Author:Peter Dinklage

“I don't socialize. I'm kind of a hermit. The life of an actor can be very lonely.”

Kind Actors Lonely Hermits

Author:Peter Dinklage

“I like playing the guy on the sidelines. They have more fun.”

Guy Fun Sidelines

Author:Peter Dinklage

“I never lived in an abandoned railroad station.”

Stations Abandoned Railroads

Author:Peter Dinklage

“I think if actors are successful at one thing, they paint themselves into a corner sometimes, and what's the fun in that?”

Ifs Thinking Sometimes Actors Fun Successful One Thing Paint Corners

Author:Peter Dinklage

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

Made Enough Accepting Who I Am Fortunate Upbringing

Author:Peter Dinklage

“My family had a habit of collecting creatures that didn't always want to be pets. The first animal I can remember was a Lab named Zoe.”

Want Firsts I Can Remember Animal Habit Creatures My Family Pet Collecting Labs

Author:Peter Dinklage

“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.”

Ends Play Character Jobs Choices Faults The End Of The Day

Author:Peter Dinklage

“I love working with the same actors repeatedly. That happens a lot. It's kind of inevitable, especially if you work with the same writers and directors and you start to form a company of actors. You gravitate towards each other.”

Ifs Kind Happens Form Actors Company Directors Inevitable

Author:Peter Dinklage

“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.”

Thinking Able Turns Actors Personality Quiet Cameras Males Admire Comic Introspective

Author:Peter Dinklage

“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?”

Knows Littles Done Happens Film Actors Theater Shooting Disappointing Anything Can Happen

Author:Peter Dinklage

About the Author

Born: June 11, 1969
Known for: Actor
Quotes: 29

Related Topics

Actors Lucky Animal Character Fun Guy Littles Thinking Corners Dog

Popular Topics

People Ifs Thinking Knows Men World Way Want Love Life Inspirational Needs Giving Feels Should Writing Trying Years Mind Firsts

Books & Sources

Similar Authors

Christopher WalkenBrowse related quotes
Idris ElbaBrowse related quotes
Curtis ArmstrongBrowse related quotes
Michael CaineBrowse related quotes
Eddie MarsanBrowse related quotes
Eric StonestreetBrowse related quotes
Kurt FullerBrowse related quotes
Liev SchreiberBrowse related quotes
George ClooneyBrowse related quotes
Mike LeighBrowse related quotes