Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" I go where I think I can enjoy myself. Sometimes it's on a big movie, and sometimes it's even on a silly movie. "

Stellan Skarsgard

Related Quotes:

" I think Dan Brown is a terribly bad writer, but he has cliff-hangers after every chapter which makes you continue reading. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I think I was 13 years old when my father put in my hands 'The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.' It was the first real adult book I ever read, and it opened a new world. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" The only respect you should have is the one you earn. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I was the eldest of five children, and although I never saw myself as any kind of leader, as the eldest, like it or not, you have some power inherent in that position. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" Shooting should not be about delivering something I've prepared; it should be a live process of finding things out. When things happen that you haven't planned, that's when the film comes alive. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I never help my kids and I never encourage them and I never give them any advice. "

Stellan Skarsgard

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

Stellan Skarsgard

" 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. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" All directors are control freaks and very obsessive. I get the feeling that directors as kids, they all have had a childhood with not too much contact with other kids. They constructed their own reality and they continue to do it. It's a funny breed, directors. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I started acting as an amateur when I was a kid, but I wanted to become a diplomat. It was self-centered and weird, but I had this idea of going out in the world and solving conflicts and making the world a better place. But I kept on acting, and eventually, I just dropped out of school and continued acting. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" There was a Russian director named Elem Klimov, who did his films during the communist days. They were constantly struggling with the authorities and to be allowed to express themselves. But he did one of the best war movies I've ever seen - it's called 'Come and See.' "

Stellan Skarsgard

" With Fincher, you can take chances and try things. And what happens is that any pretension and preparation you've done, all the square, intellectual work, you can't keep that up for 40 takes. It breaks down, and new things start popping up. This, for me, is the most exciting thing about film-making. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" From my second son Gustav, I bought one of his complaints for 200 kroner. He was complaining that he was a middle child - he wasn't the beloved first child, and he wasn't the cute little youngest child. So I said, can I use that same wording in a film? And he said yeah. So I bought it from him. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I'm not always happy when Hollywood does remakes of films, but that's usually when they have a very, very, very good film, and they take away anything controversial from it and make flatter. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I said yes to 'Nymphomaniac' before it was written. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I really enjoy being part of the Marvel Universe. It's a cool bunch of people to work with, and they know what they're doing. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I did a Norwegian film called 'Insomnia' that was remade and that was a good remake by a good director, so I'm honoured. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I grew up in a family where you were allowed to say anything; you were allowed to show weakness... I have no problems talking about anything, basically. But at the same time, I know I'm different than a woman. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" The difference between an experienced director and a new director is not as big as the difference between individual directors, the temperament they have, and the things they're interested in. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I don't feel ashamed or humiliated when I am naked, but I definitely feel it when I am playing games. "

Stellan Skarsgard

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

Stellan Skarsgard

" My father used to stress that he valued us all as individuals, but that no one in the world was worth more or less than anyone else. This was a good principle to establish in a large family. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" Even with limited success as an actor, you usually have a more interesting life than in many other professions, so it's not an unreasonable choice. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" The first time I did a big American film, I was surprised by all the different financiers who came to the set and told the director what to do. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I'm in Stockholm in my office. I just got here after seeing my eighth child on an ultrasound, so I'm in a good mood. It's beautiful: an energetic little skeleton. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" When we did 'Breaking the Waves,' he had a sign on the wall that said, 'Make mistakes.' "

Stellan Skarsgard

" 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. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I've been offered a lot of police series, but I'm very good at staying away from them. They're usually based on such a boring formula. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" I reflect over my actions; I don't dwell on them. "

Stellan Skarsgard

" When Lars Von Trier calls me, I say yes without reading the script because often the script hasn't been written yet, and if Fincher called me again, I'd say yes without reading the script, too. "

Stellan Skarsgard