I'm half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you - my father taught me.

My favorite movie is 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.'

I don't want to play a superhero. Drogo may not be Superman, but it is a phenomenal role. I didn't want to get typecast. Drogo is an exceptional character. Conan is iconic. Whether it does good or not, you just try to elevate it to the next level.

I don't really have any limitations for what I want to do, as an actor.

I don't really push myself upon people. I don't have that. When it meets and things fall in line, it's meant to happen. It's happened that way. I just try to do my best and do my work, and then it falls in line.

I'm kind of ADD in that sense where if I start liking something, I'll just learn it to the absolute max.

You know what's it's changed is my appreciate for the art form of making cinema. I don't want to act as much as I want to tell stories. I want to be a part of the whole collective and pull all of the pieces together. That's what I love about directing.