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. Jason Momoa More Quotes by Jason Momoa More Quotes From Jason Momoa I'm half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you - my father taught me. Jason Momoa sacred-things half father I love carbs, but denial is good training for the mind. Jason Momoa denial training mind I got called 'pretty boy' my whole life. Jason Momoa pretty-boy whole-life boys You cannot embrace the action or play the role correctly if you're having someone else do the movements for you. I want to be doing it myself, unless it's going to be a train wreck. Jason Momoa embrace train action I grew up rock climbing. Jason Momoa climbing rocks grew-up I wanted to know everything about the blues. I think it constantly changes for me. Jason Momoa knows wanted thinking When I'm acting, I wish I was out there, being a part of it and making it. It's all on your name to do that. It's your vision. You're going to get slandered for your work, and I like that. As an actor, it's so hard. I'd rather direct than act. Jason Momoa vision names wish I'm one of those freaky people that actually reads books. Jason Momoa freaky book people To do six to 10 episodes of high-quality writing, and then be able to go direct my own things, and do a movie, if it comes along, sure. I just want to act and do good work. Jason Momoa quality six writing I've been on shows that went for years and years and years, and I was not ready for that again. Jason Momoa ready shows years I'm not a big fan of just doing weights. Anything more physical is infinitely better. Jason Momoa bigs fans weight In this business, we have to travel so far away from our families. We have two children, so if we can work together, that's awesome. Before I met Lisa Bonet , it was a dream to work with her. Jason Momoa dream two children There are tons of things I'd love to do. I want to do comedy. It's not that I don't want to play a superhero, but I got to play Conan and Drogo. Jason Momoa superhero want play I don't want to just play the same thing. But with The Red Road, no one has ever seen me like that. No one really even knows that I smile, have a personality and have a sense of humor. Jason Momoa personality want play I was a huge comic book fan, and I still am. Jason Momoa comic fans book I don't really have any limitations for what I want to do, as an actor. Jason Momoa limitation actors want For right now, I'd like to tell stories that I want to tell. I haven't wanted to use someone else's material yet, but I would with the show. It's become an integral enough part of me now, that I could definitely tell a story in this. Jason Momoa use stories want The new celebrity thing is going to take some time to get used to because I really am not used to that! Jason Momoa I was born in Hawaii, but I was raised in Iowa. Jason Momoa hawaii iowa born I grew up with artists. Jason Momoa grew grew-up artist