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" Any society that starts forbidding certain words or expressions is a society you should be wary about, whether it's the KGB or social consensus that enforces it. "

Stellan Skarsgard

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" Some actors are what I call more like mirror actors, which means that they do a performance at home in front of the mirror, and then they go deliver it. I'm not that type. "

Stellan Skarsgard

Performance

Home

" I played a heap of snow in a school play. I was under a sheet, and crawled out when spring came. I often say I'll never reach the same artistic level again. "

" I do believe in humanism, and I believe that we should treat each other with respect and care and look after each other. All human beings should have an equal chance to survive in society, and inequality is a big problem in society. "

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" I can say yes to some directors without even reading a script. But the first-time directors I've worked with, the scripts have not been perfect, but they had something that I liked. "

" Most of my acting in general is about what's going on in the head, and the lines are just something that comes out. "

" Lars von Trier is a very good storyteller. He's like an H. C. Andersen for adults. "

Stellan Skarsgard

Good

Storyteller

" I've made six films for Disney, and they have a clause in their contracts called the morality clause that I've always refused to sign. "

" We have to know that the bad guys are not different from us in the world. "

Stellan Skarsgard

Bad

Guys

" I love having 30 shots of every scene. "