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.

[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.

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

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

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

Call me Elf......one more time!

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.