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.
DOLPH LUNDGRENI suppose I will try to enjoy my life now while I have it. Who knows what’s going to happen in the future?
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The interesting thing about TV drama that’s kind of nice is, I’m just an actor. I’m doing my role.
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You get a bigger paycheck if you are the hero. There is something good about it.
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Because he’s a character who’s looking for his own identity, [He-Man is] an interesting role for an actor.
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One day you’ll understand the sheer awesomeness that is me.
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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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I think by planning an exercise regime, your diet follows to some extent.
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Nicolas Cage is a great actor and he’s done some good action movies too.
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In my career, whether it’s a big or a small movie, when I’ve worked on something for a long time, like [Ivan] Drago in Rocky IV, they start to take on a life of their own.
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I like being the villian. I don’t know if it has to do with my personality. You get to have a lot more fun as a villian. You don’t have to stick to the rules. You can be a lot crazier. You can go off the rails.
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As a hero, you have to play it straight. The audience is going to live through you, so you have to be more neutral. They will be projecting their thoughts and their actions onto the main character.
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When I got cast in ‘Rocky IV,’ I had never seen a film camera before. And here I was in this boxing movie.
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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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I wanted to become an engineer, or get a masters in business. But I had the opportunity to do films when I was about 25 and it was a great way to express myself.
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I suppose I will try to enjoy my life now while I have it. Who knows what’s going to happen in the future?
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I think the energy I give off is quite non-confrontational. That’s something you learn from karate. Once you try to be a tough guy, you’ve got to pay up. You’ve got to prove yourself. And that’s exhausting.
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