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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.