Bill Skarsgard quotes
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“In movies we tend make things black and white: you're either this, or you're that.”
-- Bill SkarsgardSource : "Alexander Skarsgård: Interview with a vampire" by Aaron Hicklin, www.theguardian.com. September 10, 2011.
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“Sweden is a small country and, well, our family's pretty prominent in that world, I guess. And I really didn't like the sound of just being 'the fourth acting Skarsgard.”
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“My height can be a problem. A lot of directors and photographers are sometimes not happy because I'm pretty tall and especially if I work with short actors the difference can be pretty massive.”
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“In terms of jobs, I'm an actor. There's gotta' be depth there. I'd never say yes to something just to play the hot guy. That's not what I'm interested in.”
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“I'm always looking for something that's real and that's got meat on it. I think it's artistic suicide if you're too vain, or if you're afraid to play ugly. I would never fall for that.”
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“I have three older brothers, and each one of them has chosen one of my parents' education. Two of them are actors, and the third is a doctor as my mother is.”
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“I come from a family of pacifists, so it's not like I was going to join the war. Sweden is not like the States or England where you might get sent to Afghanistan next month.”
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“Acting was always there, it's true. But for a long time, in my teenage years, I wasn't sure about it - not because I didn't like it, but I didn't want people to think I hadn't earned it.”
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“I've lived in California for six years and I've never surfed.”
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“I see myself as most people see themselves, you have good days and bad days. I don't think I'm better looking now than I did three years ago.”
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“I needed to be myself and find my own identity.”
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“I can deal with it now, but 13 is a tough age to be recognized and famous. It's a tough age, period.”
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“A character on screen that's the 'good guy' or the 'bad guy,' they're never interesting. There's got to be an internal struggle, the duality is important to find.”
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“There's something I love about how stark the contrast is between January and June in Sweden.”
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“I worked with Lady Gaga for a day on a video shoot. It was crazy; we had a lot of fun. I had a great time.”
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“To me, it's all about inspiration. What gets me creatively excited is a challenge.”
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“When I read a script and have my first interaction with this character, do I feel like there's something I'm gonna' learn here? If I feel like it's something I've done before, then what's the incentive for me to do it?”
-- Bill Skarsgard
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