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" There is no overacting, only untrue acting. "
Stellan Skarsgard
Only
Acting
Untrue
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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 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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" It's not in the tradition: not even the schoolkids have hot lunches in Norway. They bring a couple of sandwiches from home. "
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" The way I look at humanity, I don't think there's good guys or bad guys. We're all potentially bad and potentially good. "
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" 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. "
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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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" 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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" In Europe, the director is the king: it's his vision. It's an auteur tradition. "
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