First the movie, the actual playing of the role and trying to deliver what everybody wanted. Then, when the film came out, there was instant fame. I was just a kid from Sweden, I didn’t know what was going on.
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?
More Dolph Lundgren Quotes
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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.
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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.
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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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My problem is that people get intimidated by someone big and beautiful like me. They hate to think I can be smart as well.
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I think mortality makes you live a fuller existence. When I was a kid I was scared of death, and maybe that’s what made me desperate to get the most out of life.
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Stallone is a pretty tough director. You don’t mess with him.
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Nicolas Cage is a great actor and he’s done some good action movies too.
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Film is about what you are thinking. It’s about what’s inside.
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I used to play drums when I was a kid, play the trombone.
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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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You really have to work hard to create a three-dimensional character. You have to rehearse and explore and take your time. You can’t just memorize your lines and do it on the fly.
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I’ve drank more beer and pissed more blood and banged more women than all you numb nuts put together!
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Unless you’re playing a real character based on a real person, if someone else has done it before, you’re probably better off not watching it as an actor. Otherwise you end up trying to copy someone else.
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People like to lay their whole life, and all of their own secrets out in front of the world. They make money off of it, and find satisfaction that way. I personally don’t believe in that. I think it can be hurtful to yourself and those around you.
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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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