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I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate, and I became quite good at it, because I had something to prove. And more than anything, I needed to feel safe.

Dolph Lundgren

The interesting thing about TV drama that’s kind of nice is, I’m just an actor. I’m doing my role.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Drama Interesting Kind Myself
When you are acting in a film, you have no idea what scene the editor is going to choose. For instance, after you have directed, you feel more comfortable delivering a performance. Because you know the real performance is put together in the editing room.
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Act Comfortable Deliver Edition Feeling Ideas Movie Performance Room Yourself
Stallone is a pretty tough director. You don’t mess with him.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Director Himself Mess Tough Yourself
The acting style that has emerged from HD, because of the contrast and how sharp the picture is, it’s more neutrally played. The main character is very minamalistic. That’s what works in this digital age.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Act Age Character Digital Evolution Picture Play Sharp Style
Jackie Chan, I’ve known him, he’s a great guy. I know he’s very watchable and fun. He’s perfect, actually.
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Greatness Guy Known Myself Perfection Personal
When I was a kid, I was like everyone else: afraid of getting nuked. We had drills in school – Sweden was very close to the Soviet Union. There was definitely a lot of tension.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Afraid Children Close Exercise Myself School Tension
Karate has helped me lots, otherwise I might have got lost in substance abuse or something like the things a lot of other people do.
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Help Lost Myself People Substance
It was fun to talk too much as Jebediah Woodley, to keep running your mouth whether the other characters want to hear it or not. That’s part of what made this guy fun.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Fun Man Mouth Run Talk Yourself
You can’t give someone five hundred punches in a film anymore. You beat on them, and they continue to stand there staring at you. That doesn’t work. People just don’t buy that anymore.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Movie People Stand Stare Yourself
It takes nine months for a baby to develop, it takes nine months to develop a character.
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Born Character Development Time
You get a bigger paycheck if you are the hero. There is something good about it.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Big Goodness Hero Money Yourself
I like the old school heavy metal bands like AC/DC and Aeromith. I like that type of music. As the director, I tried to influence the type of music the bands in the movie would play.
DOLPH LUNDGREN

Metal Movie Music Myself Old Play School
When I started studying acting in New York, I didn’t plan to be an action hero. I just wanted to learn acting because I felt it was something I needed to try to do for myself, to express something, my inner pain, or something I couldn’t get out.
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Expression Learning Myself Planning Start Study
I used to play drums when I was a kid, play the trombone.
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Fun Instrument Myself Talk
I’ve drank more beer and pissed more blood and banged more women than all you numb nuts put together!
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Blood Drink Myself Togetherness Woman
I like Stallone, because he writes. He sits down with a blank page and comes up with another Rambo movie. That isn’t very easy for anybody. He’s made it successful on top of that.
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Blank Easy Himself Page Success Writing

I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate, and I became quite good at it, because I had something to prove. And more than anything, I needed to feel safe.

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I discovered martial arts, first judo and then karate, and I became quite good at it, because I had something to prove. And more than anything, I needed to feel safe.

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