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" 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

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" 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. "

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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. "

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

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" 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. "

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" I wanted to be a man who travelled the world to make peace. I didn't realise that most diplomats are megaphones for their governments. "

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" 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. "

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" I don't know if I am a good cook, but I am a dedicated cook. "

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" 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. "

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