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Peter Dinklage

(1969) Stage Actor United States

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Peter Dinklage is a stage actor from the United States, best known for Game of thrones.

Quick Facts About Peter Dinklage

Born: June 11, 1969
Nationality: United States
Profession: Stage Actor
Notable works: Game of thrones
Known for: Game of Thrones, The Station Agent, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Pixels, Avengers: Infinity War
Spouse: Erica Schmidt

About Peter Dinklage

He won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series four times for the role, received a Golden Globe Award in 2011, and earned an Actor Award in 2020.

Awards & Honors

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series Empire Hero Award

Quotes by Peter Dinklage · Page 3

What I really want is to play the romantic lead and get the girl.

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I was born in 1969, believe it or not, so I was a child in the '70s.

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I am this guy who's four and a half feet tall, but my life doesn't constantly address it.

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As an adolescent, I was bitter and angry, and I definitely put up these walls.

Adolescent

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

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

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I think a lot of great male comic actors are introspective, quiet personalities, which I really admire. But they are really able…

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If I was born 400 years ago instead of now, I wouldn't have the life I have. There were freak shows, and…

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

Character

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I waited a long time out in the world before I gave myself permission to fail. Please don't even bother asking. Don't…

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I knew David Benioff a bit socially. I knew his wife, Amanda Peet. He's a smart guy, so I always sought him…

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I spend my nights just sitting and reading a book and drinking my tea and walking my dog. That's about as exciting…

Book

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I saw a report on the news: 'Peter Dinklage tweeted... ' What? You know, I don't need any of that stuff. I…

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I think my mom drove by a nuclear power plant when she was pregnant. But I wouldn't be in 'The Station Agent'…

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I have a need to always make people laugh. I have a desperate need. I love a great sense of humor. The…

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

Failure

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

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I just think the less you know about an actor, the more serious you'll take them as an actor because they will…

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I think actors get too comfortable. I like being uncomfortable as an actor because it keeps you alive. I don't know, I…

Actor

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Call me a midget, but just be real. I am all for correct terms, but please don't tiptoe around feelings. Don't be…

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I think with a lot of filmmakers, their first film is their best film because they had to think on their feet…

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

Animal

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Sometimes, when the material is really good, you put expectations on yourself to make it the best possible show. You're not just…

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I was once part of a Christmas cabaret. I sang 'I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus.' I tap-danced. I had a ten-gallon…

Absurd

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I just don't like boring myself. That's one of the main reasons I did 'Ice Age' - because I'd never done something…

Age

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My brother, who's a violinist now, was the real ham, the real performer of the family. His passion for the violin is…

Actor

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I love animals. All animals. I wouldn't hurt a cat or a dog — or a chicken, or a cow. And I…

Animal

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When people are infected by my charm, they don't see my size. My piercing deep blue eyes are distracting.

Blue

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I do not fault anyone else who makes choices to play characters that they wished they hadn't... Because at the end of…

Character

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I never was a big comic book fan. Obviously I'd heard them growing up from my friends who did read them, but…

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A lot of directors straight out of film school are very technically minded, but they don't have an understanding of actors or…

Actor

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

Amazing

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Bad guys are complicated characters. It's always fun to play them. You get away with a lot more. You don't have a…

Bad guy

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A lot of parts written for people of my size, dwarfs, are either foolish idiots or, like, these sages that are all-knowing,…

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

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I think everybody goes through changes, and the same should be said for fictional characters, especially ones that you follow on television.

Change

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My favourite superhero? I have a soft spot for Batman, because he doesn't have any super powers - he's just a person.…

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