- Aloha, I'm Jason Momoa.
And this is the WIRED Autocomplete Interview.
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What does Jason Momoa
eat?
My favorite thing is Bolognese.
[lips smacking]
What is Jason Momoa's real name?
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa.
My dad's name is Joe.
My mom didn't want me to be a junior,
so in order to shut him up,
she put it on the birth certificate.
Everyone's called me Jason.
What do Jason Momoa's
tattoos mean?
Some of 'em are my companies that I have,
On The Roam, Pride of Gypsies.
Some are just personal ones.
Ones for someone who passed who I love very much.
A lot of these are for protection.
Aumakua, which is like your guardian.
These are for protection of family,
and they're the `ihe spears.
- [Interviewer] Talk to me about the head tattoo.
How long did that take to get done?
- Two and a half hours.
And it felt like a lifetime.
What happened to Jason Momoa's "Game of
Thrones?"
He trusted his wife and then she poisoned him.
Huh.
What color is Jason Momoa's eyes.
I wanna say hazel.
Are they?
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Does Jason Momoa
live in "Dune?"
In the books, he does in different forms.
Does Duncan for real die in "Dune?"
Yeah.
There's a part of him that dies.
Does Jason Momoa ride a motorcycle?
Jason Momoa loves motorcycles.
There are too many favorites,
but I mean, obviously Harleys in the late '20s.
I'm gonna say the late '20s is my favorite.
Does Jason Momoa skateboard?
I might be able to pop off a 360 kickflip.
Grew up skateboarding.
I love skateboarding.
I have a half-pipe at home.
Unfortunately, can't skateboard when I'm filming
and all I'm doing is filming.
Does Jason Momoa climb?
Yeah, Jason Momoa climbs.
He loves climbing.
I really love sport and I love bouldering.
Boulderings kind what took me around the world.
Now it's like I'm a professional spotter and belayer
for my children who climb harder than me,
which is a dream come true.
I'm probably the heaviest climber in the world.
I'm 260 pounds.
These fingers hurt.
In fact, I have a show coming out called "The Climb,"
which is gonna be on HBO Max and it's coming out soon.
Is Jason Momoa brush his hair?
I don't.
Don't touch it.
Leave it alone.
Use your fingers,
scratch your head,
pull your hair.
That's it.
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How long has Jason Momoa
been acting?
Since I was 19, so 43 now.
A long time.
I did not wanna be an actor.
I was in the right place at the wrong time.
My family's all in stunts, and so I was in Hawaii.
A TV show came and I just got lucky.
And then I fell in love with acting
and I fell in love with the idea
that I could play characters
like Flip, or Drogo, or Aquaman.
So it kind of found me.
How to grow a Jason Momoa beard?
Just let the beard grow.
How to be like Jason Momoa?
Be kind.
Be nice.
'Cause everyone is going through shit.
How much does Jason Momoa
lift?
Not a lot.
I do not like lifting.
And now that I'm getting older,
I try not to lift that much.
I just do stuff to make it where my heart is better.
No more,
"How much do you bench?
How much do you squat?"
Nothing.
What
music does Jason Momoa?
What do I listen to?
I listen to everything.
You know, I listen to Tom Waits, to Ani DiFranco,
to Godspeed, to Pantera, to Cyndi Lauper,
to I mean, everything.
What is Jason Momoa's next project?
I'm working on "Chief of War," a massive epic story
about the Hawaiian Islands.
And my movie "Slumberland" is coming out November 18th,
which is my first comedy.
It's actually my only movie that's kind of
for the whole family.
It just touches on a lot of beautiful subjects,
grief, and love, and loss.
And you're gonna laugh, you're gonna cry.
- [Interviewer] Talk to me about your character.
- It's kind of like my spirit animal.
He's got claws, he's got a pink velvet coat,
he's got a top hat, he's got horns, fangs
and he's forever a 12-year-old.
- [Interviewer] And what's his name too?
- Flip. [grunts]
Who is Jason Momoa's stunt double?
I first started out with Glenn Ennis
'cause I have to give props to my homie Glenn Ennis
who was with me for the "Stargate: Atlantis" days.
Kim Fardy is my main stunt man who travels with me now.
And then Ryan Tarran.
He did "Slumberland" with me.
Actually in "Slumberland,"
I ripped my arm in "See" so I didn't have,
I couldn't use my right arm.
So that everything in "Slumberland"
I'm using my left hand.
Even when I throw the pearl at the end.
While Kim was getting everything ready for "Aquaman,"
Ryan was helping me with "See" and with "Slumberland."
So Ryan, I love you. [lips smacking]
Kim, I love you forever.
Love you guys.
What did Jason Momoa
get a scar?
It was an accident.
Will Jason Momoa be in "Fast and Furious 10?"
I will be, and boy do you got a surprise coming to you.
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"Slumberland" is like my favorite movie I've ever been on.
This is gonna be great for sound.
But "Fast."
What I do in "Fast,"
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you guys got no idea.
It's awesome.
I get to play the villain.
It's about God damn time.
Can Jason Momoa
swim?
- [Interviewer] I heard you hate swimming.
Is that true?
- I don't hate swimming.
I don't like running, but I can do it.
Yeah.
I can swim.
I dunno, I think I'm just dense so I sink.
Can Jason Momoa see in "See?"
Yes, I can see in "See."
Can Jason Momoa draw?
No, not very good at it.
- [Interviewer] Is it true that you went to, like, France
and studied pastel painting compositions?
- No.
So that's just Wikipedia where someone reads an interview
and then they just, like, set everything
and, like, you do this.
I was looking at a Monet and did some pastels,
and I was like, "Oh this is nice.
This is fun."
I didn't study pastels.
But I love pastel colors.
Can Jason Momoa sing?
Absolutely not.
Nope.
Not at all.
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Finally.
Where does Jason Momoa buy his rings?
Oh.
I love handcrafted things, so on Instagram you get to find
people, like, in their back shops working.
And I don't know how to make this stuff,
but I love watching it.
I love learning.
I'm just a fan of handcrafted artisans.
Where to buy Jason Momoa's water?
You can definitely get it on Amazon.
In Hawaii, we have it at Foodland right now,
which is awesome.
Where is Jason Momoa's...
I just remembered this.
It is a game
that I did
a long time ago.
And it was just being silly.
I'm hitting on this woman, Brittany Daniel played the role,
and I walking into this football game,
and I'm just being cheesy,
he's just a total cheese ball.
He, like, takes this chair and he, like, just flicks it out
and then he sits on it next to her,
and puts his arm around her, and he's a tool.
So.
- [Interviewer] Jason, we actually have a chair here.
Do you think you'd be able to do it?
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- Mahalo nui loa, WIRED.
Had a great time.
And yes, I would do it again.