25 Powerful Jason Momoa Quotes About Love And What Matters Most In Life: Family
Jason Momoa is a loveable actor and director who is also a true family man and a die-hard feminist.
Instagram: @prideofgypsies Jason Momoa is known as a lot of things: Aquaman, Khal Drogo, a director, an accomplished actor, a loving father to Lola and Nakoa-Wolf, and a fierce, handsome husband to Lisa Bonnet. He even won Hawaii's 1999 Model of the Year award.
Most famous for his role as Khal Drogo in Game of Thrones, Momoa started his acting career when he starred in Baywatch Hawaii. He also played in the film Tempted, the TV series North Shore and Stargate: Atlantis. He also co-wrote and directed Road to Paloma. Jason Momoa also appears in his iconic role as Aquaman in the movie Batman V Superman and then in his own Aquaman movie, released in 2018.
Jason Momoa was born in Hawaii but he was raised by his mother in Iowa, which is why he is very much a die-hard feminist.
He is also very involved in his Hawaiian heritage, which is one of the reasons as to why he was super excited to take on the role as Aquaman. At the premiere, he led the Haka dance — a spiritual dance that hails from the Maori culture of New Zealand, which is composed of posturing and stomping. It is also used to welcome guests and it is performed on special occasions.
Momoa's iconic eyebrow scar came from a fight in 2008 when a man cut him with a broken beer glass. It was a really bad gash that needed 140 stitches.
He loves to go surfing, mountain biking, rock climbing, and skateboarding. He also throws tomahawks and knives as a hobby. Momoa's astrological sign is a Leo, his favorite beer is Guinness and his favorite foods are apple pie and apaghetti.
Take a look below at our collection of some of the best Jason Momoa quotes about the most important things in life: family, tradition and having lots and lots of fun.
1. He is very much a feminist.
"I wasn't raised by a man. I was raised by a single mother my whole life. It'd be ridiculous for me to say that I didn't believe in (feminism). They're the strongest beings in the world." — Jason Momoa
2. Following tradition.
"I'm half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you - my father taught me." — Jason Momoa
3. There is a difference between being cruel for no reason and survival.
A wolf is not bad for eating a tearing apart something, if it's for survival. It doesn't do it to be menacing." — Jason Momoa
4. A manly man.
"I think a man needs to be a man. To hold a woman the way she wants to be held. Just do whatever your woman wants, and you'll be fine." — Jason Momoa
5. How far would you go?
"How far would you go to protect your family? I'm a father, I'm a son, I'm a grandson, and I'm a husband. If someone were to hurt the women in my life and the law didn't take care of it, what would I do? Pretty awful things." — Jason Momoa
6. Which path will you take?
"Some people we know in our lives come up to a crossroads, and they could go left or right, and then end up in a totally different place." — Jason Momoa
7. Everything will fall into place.
"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." — Jason Momoa
8. His perfect role in Game of Thrones.
"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." — Jason Momoa
9. When you have your families support and make your children proud.
"I took no money to make art, but my woman backed me up on it and I want my children to see their father happy." — Jason Momoa
10. You should never be afraid to want.
"You're not selfish for wanting to be treated well." — Jason Momoa
11. Some people are very dense.
"A lot of people don't know enough about me. When I meet people who freak out about Game of Thrones, they don't even know that I can speak English." — Jason Momoa
12. Pushing his children to do as much as they can, shows them that they can work through anything.
"If I teach [my children] to climb then they can push themselves to the limits, gracefully move through fear and doubt." — Jason Momoa
13. Fun fact, Jason is a huge comic book fan.
"I was a huge comic book fan, and I still am." — Jason Momoa
14. He's very picky about which roles he will play.
"I made a conscious choice to turn down some movies that were action-based, so that I could direct Road to Paloma and show that side." — Jason Momoa
15. When you are raised to break the mold.
"I'm raised to actually think, to use my brain." — Jason Momoa
16. He's got a room for all of his manliness.
"In my man cave, I have tomahawks, throwing knives, and old black-bear furs. There's skulls, weapons everywhere." — Jason Momoa
17. He is very in tune with his emotions.
"I'm a strong alpha male but sensitive." — Jason Momoa
18. He doesn't have any limits. He does what he wants.
"I don't really have any limitations for what I want to do, as an actor." — Jason Momoa
19. See? Everyone loves carbs.
"I love carbs, but denial is good training for the mind." — Jason Momoa
20. Fun fact number 2, he likes to read.
"I'm one of those freaky people that actually reads books." — Jason Momoa
21. He becomes obsessed.
"I'm kind of ADD in that sense where if I start liking something, I'll just learn it to the absolute max." — Jason Momoa
22. He wants to be the most authentic in his roles.
"I love life and if there's something that I'm playing that I love, I'll research it." — Jason Momoa
23. His role as Aquaman is very special for his heritage.
"As a Polynesian, our gods are tied to water, so this means something special." — Jason Momoa
24. Traveling doesn't get in the way of having a family.
"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
25. Jason likes a challenge.
You know what's it's changed is my appreciation 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." — Jason Momoa
Emily Francos is a writer who covers astrology, pop culture and relationship topics.