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" I've never thought of myself as a professional. I very rarely do something I don't enjoy. "
Stellan Skarsgard
Professional
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" It's fun to play characters with a past, but it's also fun to play any role that is what I would call a 'pressure cooker' kind of character, where the lid is on, and it's left to simmer throughout the movie. "
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" I like working with Kenneth Branagh. "
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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" Very often, it's the director that I'm attracted to. If it's a really good director, I don't even have to read the script to say yes. "
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" Most of my acting in general is about what's going on in the head, and the lines are just something that comes out. "
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" All male roles are written in a way where you just hide what's going on inside you, and all female roles are written in a way where they expose everything. "
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" The only respect you should have is the one you earn. "
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" When we did 'Breaking the Waves,' he had a sign on the wall that said, 'Make mistakes.' "
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" Norwegian kids, they grow up well educated in film. So they have a lot of good directors there. "
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" It's a disease we have that we think that everything is explainable. It's a merchandising idea because you can sell explanations and cures for everything, but it doesn't work like that. It's very hard to understand everything. "
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" Of course, working with Halle Berry is fantastic. Every day, you're looking at a performance that you would be prepared to pay to watch. She's truly great and truthful, and it's a joy. "
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" We were working under very harsh conditions on 'Zero Kelvin.' We were up there in the Arctic, closer to the North Pole than to a hospital. Sometimes you had to sleep in small Arctic tents with guns to protect yourself from polar bears and stuff. "
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" One of the beauties of 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo' is the very delicate and strange relationship between the two main characters. "
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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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" I said yes to 'Nymphomaniac' before it was written. "
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" 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. "
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" I think Dan Brown is a terribly bad writer, but he has cliff-hangers after every chapter which makes you continue reading. "
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" Maybe there is something specifically Scandinavian that comes out of the long, dark winters - you have to learn to laugh at misery, in a way. "
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" I never help my kids and I never encourage them and I never give them any advice. "
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" How many big American films do you see where the heroine has no vanity whatsoever? "
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" 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. "
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" Even if you're the President of the United States, you still act like a little child and think like a little child sometimes. Childish behavior is what I look for in all of my characters because that is what makes them human. "
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