17th October, 2019
Aquaman himself, Jason Momoa, doesn’t see himself as a movie star.
“I think of Brad Pitt as a movie star. You know what I mean? Like George Clooney is a movie star. Those guys are like, boom,” Momoa, 40, told Esquire.
He also spoke highly of his Dune co-star Timothee Chalamet, saying, “I would never be able to handle what he does. He’s so f***ing talented, man. I don’t know. I’m a little dumber, needed some time. Which is probably the best for me because it would have been bad if it happened when I was younger. I just would have f**ked it all up.”
Despite Momoa’s roles in heavy hitters such as Game of Thrones and Justice League and landing his own Apple TV+ show See, the actor believes he isn’t known for the craft.
“I’m not known for my acting,” he said. “I’m known for action. I don’t say a lot of things or use big sentences … I’m not ‘very smart’,” he added using air quotes.
If there’s one thing he’s confident about, though, it’s marrying his wife, 51-year-old Lisa Bonet.
He said she was his “childhood crush,” adding, “I mean, I didn’t tell her that. I didn’t let her know I was a stalker until after we had the kids.”
And because of his wife’s support, he’ll never stop chasing his dreams.
“I’m like, ‘Listen here, I married Lisa Bonet’,” he said. “Anything is f***ing possible.’”