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" Every thriller needs a good bad guy; without a bad guy, there's no thriller. "
Michael Eklund
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" The thing is, I never see my characters as psychopaths. I see them as really crippled victims who just happen to do bad things. And I never see them as bad guys; I see them as darker characters. I never see anything as good or bad; it's more light or dark, and the in-between is the grey. "
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" Actors sure have stories. We always have stories. At the end of our careers, all we have to take with us is our stories, and we have many of them. "
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" I've had a couple of people come up to me after screenings and say they kind of sympathized with the character. I always get a kick out of it when people say that. It means I did something maybe a little bit to the credit of the character. "
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" It's what I've always wanted to do and each part you play gets you closer and closer to the roles that you dreamed of playing. "
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" I like playing characters with internal problems. "
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" Making a movie takes a toll on your life because it's a commitment, so you put a lot on the back burner. "
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" I don't follow anything that's said about him much, but the Uwe Boll that I know is just a really cool guy. He's just a really quiet, kind and passionate filmmaker who really believes in what he's doing. Like any director that an actor wants to work with, you want a director who's passionate and believes in the work that he's doing. "
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