The Game of Thrones star, who plays Tyrion Lannister, revealed that he was afraid he would not be able to support himself.
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"It was hard," Dinklage told Rolling Stone. "I was wondering, 'How am I going to pay the rent?' You need the work, that's how you make your living.
"But I'm going to play roles that are appropriate to my size - it's all about how real it is," he added.
He went on to say that he understands that people don't want to hear about his troubles.
"I have a friend who says, 'The world doesn't need another angry dwarf!'" Dinklage said.
A new episode of Game of Thrones airs tonight (May 13) at 9pm on HBO.
